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Tipping point • Just because the AMOC’s collapse is uncertain, it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t prepare

Mice given human brain organoids

Fast-flowing glaciers behind ice sheet shrinkage

Fundamental force is not so weak • A recalculation of the electroweak force could fix cracks in the standard model

Call to save sea life from El Niño • Oceanographers argue that reducing fishing quotas and testing geoengineering could help soften the impacts of an unprecedented temperature spike

Landmark trial could lead to LSD’s approval as anxiety treatment

Physicists explore dark matter clue • Following the possible recent detection of a dark matter particle, researchers have been devising a slew of models for what sort of particle it might have been,

Woman in ancient China had her nose amputated • The amputation may have been punishment for repeatedly stealing

Ukraine faces new aerial threat • Engineers are racing to design faster, more capable interceptor drones to tackle Russia’s new generation of jet-powered weapons, reports Matthew Sparkes

Brain implant lets people with paralysis speak and gesture at the same time

Wild chimps teach youngsters by handing them tools

Parthenon's illusions are a myth • Optical illusions thought to have influenced the design of the ancient Greek temple are not backed up by evidence, finds Chris Simms

Whale appears to grieve stillborn calf

Cosmic coincidences • The sun and moon are positioned just right for us to see total solar eclipses, and the make-up of the universe is just right for life. Leah Crane wonders if it's really all one big coincidence

Slimy character How do you get the science right in a sci-fi book? • Annalee Newitz describes how they made a slime mould the protagonist of their new science fiction novel

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To the edge of empire • This sweeping yet intimate narrative of the Roman invasion of Britain and those on both sides who lived through it is impressive, finds Kelsey Hayes

Disappearing into dementia • The story of a family that loses many of its members young to an inherited condition explores grief, enduring love and medical hope, says Carissa Wong

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Trouble at sea • A crucial ocean current is at risk of shutting down. How close is this disaster and what happens next, asks Alec Luhn

Ancient superbugs to the rescue • As the world warms, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are escaping from frozen sediments. Joni Wildman explores how they can help us develop new medical treatments

"If this is a computer simulation, then it is a really, really good one" • Do we live in a simulation? Astronomer Royal for Scotland Catherine Heymans tells Jacklin Kwan the compelling reason why our reality could be synthetic

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