Mind
Cracking consciousness will never be easy but we are making strides
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This week's magazine
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Table of contents
Leaders
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Mathematics
Decade-long struggle over maths proof could be decided by $1m prize
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Health
Discovery of wrinkle-causing molecules could lead to new cosmetics
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Life
Early humans made jewellery from giant sloth bones
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Technology
Using bigger AI training data sets may produce more racist results
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Technology
Quantum twist on common computer algorithm promises useful speed boost
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Life
Llamas solve problems faster after watching people do it
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Health
Giving birth at an older age is linked to a longer life in women
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Environment
Carbon tax on luxuries is fairer way to cut emissions, finds analysis
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Space
Meteorite left Earth then landed back down after round trip to space
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Technology
Blanket for electric cars helps preserve battery performance
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Life
Some sea snakes have re-evolved the ability to see more colours
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Life
Birds from two different species raise chicks together in one nest
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Space
Stars found hidden in huge cloud wrapped around the Milky Way
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Life
Pigs open doors to free companions in a possible show of empathy
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Life
Bone disease in sabre-toothed tigers may be a sign of inbreeding
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Health
Malaria vaccine shows promise against relapsing form of the disease
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Health
Nerve pain from diabetes can be treated with faecal transplants
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Life
Ancient alligator had a stubby snout and may have chomped on snails
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Technology
What is xAI, Elon Musk’s new AI company, and will it succeed?
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Physics
Bizarre portal-like ‘ring wormholes’ could let you time travel
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Environment
Bolivia's surging deforestation alarms environmentalists
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Mind
Brain scans are putting a major theory of consciousness to the test
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Analysis
Aperture
Features
Culture
Technology
Kagami review: Mixed-reality gig brings dead headliner back to life
Culture
Comment
Blight review: The threat of a fungi-fuelled pandemic
Culture
Comment
51¶¯Âþ recommends: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Culture
Comment
The Saint of Bright Doors review: Fine debut probes nature of memory
Culture
Comment
Oppenheimer review: Great film goes to the heart of atomic warfare
Culture
