Technology
With AI exploiting businesses’ data, when do we get paid and by whom?
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This week's magazine
On the cover
Editor's picks
Health
Why the causes of poor mental health may share a common root
Features
Health
The weird truth about calories and why food labels get them so wrong
Features
Physics
Why virtual particles don’t exist but do explain reality – for now
Features
Physics
Why symmetry is so fundamental to our understanding of the universe
Features
Life
Why the origins of life remain a mystery – and how we will crack it
Features
Physics
To create a wormhole that doesn't collapse, you need exotic matter
Features
Technology
What is the AI alignment problem and how can it be solved?
Features
Physics
Emergence: The mysterious concept that holds the key to consciousness
Features
Humans
What is longtermism and why do its critics think it is dangerous?
Features
Humans
The mental tricks you can use in your lifelong pursuit of happiness
Features
Mind
Why the mind-body connection is vital to understanding consciousness
Features
Health
Ageing is inevitable, but we may soon treat it like any other disease
Features
Physics
How we could discover quantum gravity without rebuilding space-time
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
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Technology
How Elon Musk and Reddit are leading a war on AI web scraping
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Space
We've seen a star devouring a planet for the first time
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Health
Australia to ban nicotine-free vapes in push to end recreational use
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Technology
Mechanical backpack boosts the sensation of jumping in virtual reality
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Health
Ultrasound opens brain barrier so drugs can reach aggressive tumours
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Life
Woolly mammoths had testosterone surges like those of male elephants
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Life
Apes have the same willingness to share food as small children
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Chemistry
Decades-old mystery about photosynthesis finally solved
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Space
Remnants of the universe's first stars may have been found
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Humans
DNA from 25,000-year-old tooth pendant reveals woman who wore it
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Environment
Extreme rainfall could lead to 'big disaster' for rice yield in China
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Life
Ancient bacteria genome reconstructed from Neanderthal tooth gunk
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Health
Brain surgery before birth fixes abnormal blood vessel in fetus
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Technology
ChatGPT seems to be trained on copyrighted books like Harry Potter
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Life
Gannets' blue eyes turn black after an infection with bird flu
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Environment
Lab-grown meat could be 25 times worse for the climate than beef
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Health
Stem cells treat diabetes without triggering immune response in mice
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Environment
14,000 oil and gas wells remain unplugged in the Gulf of Mexico
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Environment
Antarctic ice melt may be reversible due to rising land beneath
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Analysis
Aperture
Features
Technology
What is the AI alignment problem and how can it be solved?
Features
Physics
How we could discover quantum gravity without rebuilding space-time
Features
Humans
The mental tricks you can use in your lifelong pursuit of happiness
Features
Physics
Emergence: The mysterious concept that holds the key to consciousness
Features
Humans
What is longtermism and why do its critics think it is dangerous?
Features
Mind
Why the mind-body connection is vital to understanding consciousness
Features
Physics
Why symmetry is so fundamental to our understanding of the universe
Features
Life
Why the origins of life remain a mystery – and how we will crack it
Features
Physics
To create a wormhole that doesn't collapse, you need exotic matter
Features
Health
Ageing is inevitable, but we may soon treat it like any other disease
Features
Physics
Why virtual particles don’t exist but do explain reality – for now
Features
Health
The weird truth about calories and why food labels get them so wrong
Features
Health
Why the causes of poor mental health may share a common root
Features
