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Health

How a new way of thinking about fat could transform your health

People searching for quasicrystals in a surreal pink and blue landscape, reminiscent of a quasicrystal's non-repeating atomic structure

Chemistry

Why quasicrystals shouldn鈥檛 exist but are turning up in strange places

Health

The vital, overlooked role of body fat in shaping your health and mind

A cave showing ancient rock art

Humans

We can finally hear the long-hidden music of the Stone Age

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DA0WKD 3D render of an overweight female medical skeleton walking with knee joints highlighted

Health

How a new way of thinking about fat could transform your health

Body fat, often reviled, is actually a vital organ that contributes to your health and well-being. It is time for us to stop vilifying fat and to start exploring how we can harness its power

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TOPSHOT - This aerial view shows trucks carrying wood from a deforested area in the Amazon rainforest, in the municipality of Tome-Acu, located 181 kilometers away from the city of Belem, Para State, Brazil, on November 12, 2025, during the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Deforestation in the Amazon continues during COP30

While delegates gathered in Belem, around 180 kilometres away, in Tome-Acu, trucks transported wood from a deforested area of the Amazon rainforest

Life

Oldest ever RNA sample recovered from woolly mammoth

Environment

Rapid melt from Antarctica could help preserve crucial ocean current

Health

Cuts and scrapes may be slower to heal in redheads

Space

Mystery deepens as isolated galaxy forms stars with no obvious fuel

Health

Ultrasound may boost survival after a stroke by clearing brain debris

Health

Strongest evidence yet that the Epstein-Barr virus causes lupus

Environment

Fossil fuel emissions rise again 鈥� but China’s are levelling off

Technology

AI power use forecast finds the industry far off track to net zero

Humans

Ancient silver goblet preserves oldest known image of cosmic creation

Health

Sex could help wounds heal faster by reducing stress

Life

Parasitic ant tricks workers into killing their queen, then usurps her

Technology

IBM has unveiled two unprecedentedly complex quantum computers

Chemistry

Chemical computer can recognise patterns and perform multiple tasks

Health

At-home hypnosis relieves menopausal hot flushes

Space

Huge cloud of plasma belched out by star 130 light years away

Earth

When rift lakes dry up it can cause earthquakes and eruptions

Health

Why aren’t young people having sex any more?

Technology

Static electricity can remove frost from windows using little energy

Aperture

Environment

Dramatic images show where water and humanity meet

Taken from the book Lo-TEK Water, these shots explore how traditional ecological knowledge is being used to create a more sustainable future

Features

Health

The vital, overlooked role of body fat in shaping your health and mind

The discovery that fat is a communicative organ with a role in everything from bone health to mood is forcing a rethink of how we view our bodies

Humans

We can finally hear the long-hidden music of the Stone Age

Chemistry

Why quasicrystals shouldn鈥檛 exist but are turning up in strange places

Culture

Quantum computer core. Light rays passing through the nanoscale crystal core of a quantum computer. Quantum computers, which are under development, are based on quantum mechanics and the principle of representing information in quantum bits (qubits) using quantum properties. This could involve optical properties of chemically doped crystals, like the one shown here. Quantum computing has the potential to massively increase computing power.

Physics

An ambitious look at quantum physics is fun 鈥� but overdoes it a little

Attempts to describe quantum physics are rarely enjoyable, but Paul Davies' zeal in Quantum 2.0 sometimes steers too close to hype, finds Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Health

A fascinatingly grisly guide to replacing and repairing body parts

Life

快猫短视频 recommends the Society of Wildlife Artists’ annual expo

Physics

Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe discuss their new spacebound album, Liminal

More

Adolf Hitler

Humans

Analysing Hitler’s DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing useful

To understand Adolf Hitler, we need to look at his personal life and the wider societal and historical context - analysing his DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing, says Michael Le Page

Health

Cars are getting bigger. This is a problem for us and for the planet

Technology

Imagining a future where smart glasses allow ‘AI slop’ to be avoided

Physics

The forgotten women of quantum physics

Life

Is there any evidence that playing music to plants is beneficial?

Tom Gauld on plans for an exciting new technology

Twisteddoodles: Something in the lab isn’t working…

Regulars

Who finds dad jokes funniest? The answer might not astonish you

Feedback is delighted to discover that two academics have taken a scholarly interest in dad jokes, but is unsurprised by their key finding: the people who most enjoy dad jokes are dads

This Week鈥檚 Letters

What would happen if a spinning disc approached the speed of light?

Must the evolution of an adapted trait in nature reach a limit? Part 2

How would we spot an antimatter comet in our solar system? Part 2

This week鈥檚 new questions

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