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Mind

Why autism pioneer Uta Frith wants to dismantle the spectrum

2D36Y7E Dramatic clouds and supercell thunderstorm get swept up by a linear storm at sunset during a severe weather outbreak near St. Francis, Kansas

Environment

Can cloud seeding save us from water bankruptcy?

Colourful smears across the screen slowly form beautiful flowers

Physics

Where did the laws of physics come from? I think I’ve found the answer

Leaders

Physics

Science doesn’t have a monopoly on good ideas

Scientific disciplines often shy away from asking fundamental "what if" questions. But philosophy 鈥� if unencumbered by dogma or ideology 鈥� has much to offer evidence-based enquiry

News

Environment

There has been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise

Satellite measurements show that in the early 2010s sea level rise suddenly accelerated to a rate of 4.1 millimetres per year, possibly in response to an increase in the rate of global warming

Technology

Tiny ‘metajets’ could use light to steer sails for interstellar travel

Environment

Fire is spreading in the Chernobyl exclusion zone after drone crash

Life

Doubling their genomes may have helped plants survive mass extinctions

Technology

Backlash builds over NHS plan to hide source code from AI hacking risk

Humans

Neanderthal ‘kneeprint’ found next to mysterious stalagmite circle

Environment

A vast dam across the Bering Strait could stop the AMOC collapsing

Mind

Slow breathing can calm the mind without any need for mindfulness

Space

Stars in massive clusters are born faster than those in smaller ones

Health

PCOS postpones perimenopause and allows pregnancies at older ages

Humans

Dating over 50 is probably on the rise 鈥� but we know little about it

Physics

Pressure from individual particles measured for the first time

Humans

Huge study of ancient British DNA reveals only minor Roman influence

Environment

Deforestation could trigger Amazon tipping point in the 2030s

Humans

Bronze Age Britons fashioned copper-mining tools out of old bones

Physics

300-year-old experiment could become world’s best dark matter detector

Environment

Huge landslide in Alaska caused 481m-high tsunami

Health

Coffee’s mood-boosting effects aren’t just down to caffeine

Technology

Quantum computers simulated their biggest molecule yet 鈥� with help

Life

Extinct relative of koalas discovered in Western Australia

Space

Tiny frozen world unexpectedly appears to have an atmosphere

Analysis

Technology

Can floating data centres meet AI’s huge energy demand?

A US start-up is putting autonomous data centres in the ocean, powered by wave energy, but experts warn that the harsh environment could make maintenance challenging

Aperture

Environment

Shocking turtle photo reveals efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade

Winner of an environmental photography award, this shot of a sea turtle seen under ultraviolet light shows how forensic evidence is being used to help catch poachers and animal traffickers

Regulars

Features

Physics

Where did the laws of physics come from? I think I’ve found the answer

The rules governing gravity and other laws of nature seem like eternal truths, but cosmologist Jo茫o Magueijo has always questioned their origins. Now, he has a bold new proposal

Environment

Can cloud seeding save us from water bankruptcy?

Mind

Why autism pioneer Uta Frith wants to dismantle the spectrum

Culture

Titan arum - Amorphophallus titanum - Kew Gardens

Life

麻豆传媒 recommends visiting the blooming corpse flower at Kew

The books, TV, games and more that 麻豆传媒 staff have enjoyed this week

Culture

Environment

Suzanne Simard on the wood wide web, connectedness 鈥� and Avatar

Culture

Life

麻豆传媒 recommends a smart new account of human exceptionalism

Culture

Mathematics

The mathematician who doesn鈥檛 exist

A secret society of French mathematicians has been revolutionising the field of mathematics under a pseudonym for nearly a century. Columnist Jacob Aron finds that this mythic collective provided maths a rigorous and useful foundation, and did some real harm along the way

Health

Honey has been used as medicine for centuries 鈥� does it really work?