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1. Cannibalism may explain why some orcas stay in family groups
2. How Ukraine became a drone factory and invented the future of war
3. Landmark vitiligo cream targets immune cells that disrupt pigmentation
4. Loophole found that makes quantum cloning possible
5. Stone Age symbols may push back the earliest form of writing
6. The surprising vaccine side effects that can improve long-term health
7. Saturn’s rings may have formed after a huge collision with Titan
8. Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing
9. Brutal Iron Age massacre may have targeted women and children
10. It’s your perception of sleep that’s making you feel tired all day
11. Everyone's a queen: The ant species with no males or workers
12. A horse's whinny is unlike any other sound in nature
13. We need to get better at identifying postpartum depression in dads
14. Fresh understanding of the causes of migraine reveals new drug targets
15. Why our brains tune things out and how to overcome it when you need to
16. We’ve glimpsed before the big bang and it’s not what we expected
17. The maths quirk that can cheer you up if you're feeling unpopular
18. The untold story of our remarkable hands and how they made us human
19. What to read this week: The Laws of Thought by Tom Griffiths
20. Fish-based pet food may expose cats and dogs to forever chemicals
21. Your BMI can't tell you much about your health – here's what can
22. Nobel prizewinner Omar Yaghi says his invention will change the world
23. Humans are the only primates with a chin – now we finally know why
24. What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?
25. Postpartum depression in dads is common – we can now spot and treat it
26. We've spotted the strongest microwave laser in the known universe
27. Hannah Fry: 'AI can do some superhuman things – but so can forklifts'
28. New Scientist recommends The Big Oyster: History on the half shell
29. Paediatricians’ blood used to make new treatments for RSV and colds
30. Search for radio signals finds no hint of alien civilisation on K2-18b
31. Ultra-processed foods could be making you age faster
32. Artists gaze into space in stunning new exhibition
33. New fossils may settle debate over mysterious sail-backed spinosaurs
34. Atmospheric pollution caused by space junk could be a huge problem
35. Why it's high time we stopped anthropomorphising ants
36. Is our galaxy’s black hole actually made of dark matter?
37. Weird and wonderful fungi should be so much more than sci-fi villains
38. Why some people cannot move on from the death of a loved one
39. Microbe with the smallest genome yet pushes the boundaries of life
40. Spruce trees stumped (sigh) when it comes to predicting eclipses
41. More dog breeds found to have high risk of breathing condition
42. Data centres could store information in glass for thousands of years
43. How baby microbiomes in the West differ from those everywhere else
44. Ultramarathons could be bad for your blood
45. Did a cloud-seeding start-up really increase snowfall in part of Utah?
46. Scientists want to put a super laser on the moon
47. Giant viruses may be more alive than we thought
48. Dream hacking helps people solve complex problems in their sleep
49. The mystery of nuclear 'magic numbers' has finally been resolved
50. Psychedelic reduces depression symptoms after just one dose
51. Backwards heat shows laws of thermodynamics may need a quantum update
52. Rethinking our approach to BMI highlights the need for speed
53. Intermittent fasting probably doesn’t help with weight loss
54. Can we ever know the shape of the universe?
55. Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?
56. Why adding cross training into your exercise routine is the way to go
57. How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is
58. Exploring sci-fi treats from George Saunders and Matthew Kressel
59. These 5 diets could add years to your life even if you have bad genes
60. World’s oldest cold virus found in 18th-century woman's lungs
61. Huge hot blobs inside Earth may have made its magnetic field wonky
62. Accidental discovery hints at mystery structures within our brain
63. First ever inhalable gene therapy for cancer gets fast-tracked by FDA
64. CAR T-cell therapy may slow neurodegenerative conditions like ALS
65. New Scientist recommends Hamnet, and its look at our links with nature
66. Gene editing that spreads within the body could cure more diseases
67. Why self-expansion is the key to long-lasting love and friendship
68. RNA strand that can almost self-replicate may be key to life's origins
69. Weird inside-out planet system may have formed one world at a time
70. Endurance brain cells may determine how long you can run for
71. Why I'm still an environmental optimist – despite it all
72. The surprising origins of Britain's Bronze Age immigrants revealed
73. This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables
74. Royal Navy returns to wind power with trial of robotic sailboats
75. 'Roughly 109.5 golden retrievers': a new way to measure ice
76. What to read this week: Bonded by Evolution by Paul Eastwick
77. Nepal and Northern India are not overdue for a huge earthquake
78. Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting guano
79. Gravitational wave signal proves Einstein was right about relativity
80. Newborn marsupials seen crawling to mother's pouch for the first time
81. Which humans first made tools or art – and how do we know?
82. Time crystals could be used to build accurate quantum clocks
83. Old EV batteries could meet most of China's energy storage needs
84. Why 1.5°C failed and setting a new limit would make things worse
85. How clinical research is still failing underrepresented communities
86. Specific cognitive training has 'astonishing' effect on dementia risk
87. Is this carved rock an ancient Roman board game?
88. 'Hidden' group of gut bacteria may be essential to good health
89. Jeff Goldblum should make a film about this legendary mathematician
90. Physicists can now take control of 'hidden' friction in devices
91. Personalised medicine is yet to deliver, but that must start to change
92. Statins don't cause most of the side effects listed on their labels
93. Seafarers were visiting remote Arctic islands over 4000 years ago
94. Why is childbirth so hard for humans – and is it getting even harder?
95. Do weeds really love poor soil? Not if you look at the science
96. Nobel laureate says he'll build world’s most powerful quantum computer
97. The Beauty may be horror TV but it misses the genre's point
98. Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic glacier to accelerate
99. Physicists warn of 'catastrophic' impact from UK science cuts
100. The secret signals our organs send to repair tissues and slow ageing