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A frontier of knowledge • Quantum theory continues to challenge our conception of reality – and ourselves
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Fortnight of protest starts • Extinction Rebellion protesters have begun two weeks of climate change demonstrations in London, reports Adam Vaughan
Soil physics helps ants dig tunnels
Possible flaw in protection algorithm • Apple’s child abuse detection software may be vulnerable to attack
Pinning down the origin of possible Nazi-made uranium
The Taliban seizes US biometrics equipment in Afghanistan
Fitness is hard to recover after birth • Even the fittest women struggle to regain their physical health after being pregnant
Half a million new asteroids found in the asteroid belt
Bat pups babble in a similar way to human babies
Sneaky feedback device could silence political speeches
Do covid passports work? • Vaccine passes are becoming part of life, but questions remain over their effectiveness and ethics
Thieving honeybees offer a glimpse of the evolutionary origins of flowers
US lab reaches the cusp of ignition for nuclear fusion
Widest coral on the reef • Record-setting domed coral found in the Great Barrier Reef
How vaccines are holding up against delta
Human proteins delivering mRNA could treat diseases
Solar panels in space could help power the UK by 2039
Wildfires produce record CO₂ • Extraordinary fires are causing the highest carbon dioxide emissions in decades
Male woodpeckers live longer if they share mates…
…while male chimps benefit from friends
Diabetes implant restocked by pills
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Rattlesnakes fool us with auditory illusion
Brain tissue grows eye-like structures that ‘see’ light
Jays don’t enjoy magic tricks
Data privacy in a war zone • The Taliban’s rise to power has left many people in Afghanistan looking to delete their digital footprint, says Nighat Dad
The dawn of the pyrocene • Directly linking wildfires to climate change is still a difficult task – but make no mistake, they are a sign of things to come, writes Graham Lawton
Your letters
The heat is on
Building done differently • Engineering has a diversity problem. A new podcast hopes to make the field appealing to all by celebrating a wide range of engineers, finds Gege Li
Under the bridge • The lowly workers of Star Trek: Lower Decks return for a second season and really hit their stride, finds Swapna Krishna
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Stuck in time with the ancient Romans • Time loops in video games can easily become a bit boring, but mystery adventure game The Forgotten City has found a nice way to bypass the problem, says Jacob Aron
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At one with nature? • Richard Webb finds out whether technology can connect us more deeply to the natural world
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How to make juicy jam • We all love home-made jam, but getting it right means grappling with the chemistry of pectin, says Sam Wong
Puzzles
Almost the last word
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