Environment
Net-zero aim shouldn't be used to delay action on carbon emissions
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This week's magazine
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Table of contents
Leaders
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Physics
Scandium superconducts at the highest temperature for a pure element
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Life
Male flies are better at mating after fighting off a robotic rival
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Mind
Brain activity 'barcodes' may be linked to specific memories in birds
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Life
Extinct lizard was a bizarrely supersized version of modern skinks
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Humans
Fossils in Laos cave imply modern humans were in Asia 86,000 years ago
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Technology
IBM quantum computer beat a supercomputer in a head-to-head test
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Life
Ancient plant's leaves didn't follow golden rule as modern ones do
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Space
Fastest star in the galaxy clocked at 2285 kilometres per second
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Health
'Smart drugs' don't make people better at a problem-solving test
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Health
Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts their development
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Technology
Cosmic rays help navigate underground in first real-world test
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Health
What are 'synthetic embryos' and why are scientists making them?
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Space
A star has been eating an orbiting planet for 85 years
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Environment
Wildfire smoke in North America could be creating clouds over Europe
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Life
Weird stink bug with forked horns and tusks discovered in Australia
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Technology
AIs will become useless if they keep learning from other AIs
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Technology
Tiny robot could stop bleeding from inside the body using heat
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Earth
Humans have pumped so much groundwater, we’ve shifted Earth’s axis
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Technology
Solar-powered fuel cell recycles plastic waste and carbon dioxide
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Life
Ancient reptiles' long necks made them vulnerable to decapitation
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Technology
Quantum computers could slash the energy use of cryptocurrencies
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Life
Chimpanzees can prepare for alternative futures
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