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The nuclear question • Nuclear power’s promise remains elusive, and a massive issue remains: who pays?
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Monkeypox on the rise • Reported cases are growing rapidly in the largest known outbreak outside of Central and West Africa, reports Jason Arunn Murugesu
Monkeypox: Key questions answered • Cases are rising worldwide, leaving some people anxious that the virus could evolve into a pandemic alongside covid-19. Michael Le Page addresses monkeypox’s risks
Australia votes for climate action in ‘greenslide’ election
Priceless samples from Ukraine’s seed bank destroyed in Russian attack
ISS docking success for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft
Tomatoes gene-edited to produce vitamin D
UK expects to be a net electricity exporter by 2030
Is this black hole picture wrong? • The first ever image of a black hole, at the centre of the galaxy M87, showed a bright outer ring of light in line with predictions, but a new analysis suggests that may not be accurate, reports Leah Crane
Climate change means people are losing 44 hours of sleep per year
A taste of urine helps dolphins spot their friends
A breakthrough moment for AI? • UK firm DeepMind has released Gato, an AI that can perform 600 tasks – but it isn’t truly intelligent, finds Matthew Sparkes
Plantations grow better if they contain many species of tree
Tackling the global food crisis • Geopolitical events and climate change are making food unaffordable across the planet. What can be done, asks Michael Le Page
The fertiliser problem
Recycle old wood into a material stronger than steel
Lives of reef fish cut short by boat noise
Post-infection jab cuts long covid risk
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Young wasps turn cannibal in the nest
Amphibious drone can fly, swim and cling to things
Fruity smell in urine stresses male mice
It’s a dog’s life • Research now supports what Darwin asserted 150 years ago – dogs feel things like we do. Legislation needs to catch up, says Jules Howard
This changes everything • The US myth of free speech Elon Musk claims he wants to buy Twitter to save free speech, but it is a fallacy that we should be able to say whatever we want, argues Annalee Newitz
Blubber buffet
Your letters
Why wasps need more love • An exuberant and authoritative book puts wasps in their rightful place – at the centre of research, says Simon Ings
When we can talk to the animals
After the Romans • Who were the Anglo-Saxons? A smart, humane book digs deep to re-examine their true origins, finds Michael Marshall
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The games column • Imagination rules This lo-fi role-playing game set aboard a decrepit space station sees you play as a Sleeper, a human mind in a robot body. Exploring multiple storylines helps you create a fantastic sci-fi tapestry, says Jacob Aron
The nuclear option • An indispensable way to meet our climate goals or unnecessary and unconscionable? What should we think about nuclear energy, asks Michael Brooks
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THE WASTE PROBLEM
What causes what? • A new way to look at cause and effect could transform our view of biology – and shed new light on the question of free will, finds Philip...