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Are we doing enough? • Avoiding a mass extinction sounds ambitious – but some argue it is too easy

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A magnifying glass to the early universe

Does free will actually exist? • Quantum experiments could soon reveal if we have only partial free will, with implications for everything from religion to quantum computers, finds Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Fossils show puzzling lack of adaptation to climate change

New technique unlocks the secrets of ancient human brains

Take a look at the sun like you’ve never seen it before

Analysis Environment • Will carbon dioxide removal ever make a difference? A lack of public and private support may stop the carbon dioxide removal industry from playing a significant role in meeting climate targets, finds James Dinneen

AI weather forecasts miss extreme storms in key test

PTSD in 9/11 responders took a decade to improve

Start-up claims qubit breakthrough • It may soon be much easier to build error-free quantum computers – but challenges remain

China’s other great walls had a very different purpose

Analysis Space • What if SpaceX’s Starship never works? The rocket has had a number of setbacks, but it is still the only option for many space missions, finds Jonathan O’Callaghan

Turning walls into cameras to see around corners

Ancient birds were nesting above the Arctic circle earlier than we thought

Hurricanes aren’t cooling off the ocean like they once did

Recreating the origins of life • Self-replicating RNA molecules may be how life began, and could soon be achieved in the lab

Humans made tools from whale bones 20,000 years ago

Medieval woman had mysteriously brutal execution

Sex, ethnicity and education can affect how fast you age

Analysis Health • Cord blood banking isn’t living up to its promise Storing stem cells from umbilical cord blood was seen as a way to protect babies against future diseases, but the benefits have yet to fully materialise, finds Grace Wade

What happened to Planet Nine? • A long-hypothesised ninth planet may exist in the outer solar system – but it had a rough start

How to make fair dice from any shape you like

Nobody is neurodiverse • The language we use to describe conditions like ADHD matters. We need to be clearer, say Alex Conner and James Brown

Future Chronicles • Water world In our latest glimpse into the near future, we journey to 2035, when undersea living became a reality for those affected by sea-level rise. Rowan Hooper tells us how it happened

Time and light

Still beyond our grasp? • A new book on quantum physics is pleasingly full of cutting-edge topics. Yet it isn’t the accessible work it promised to be, says Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

It’s not black and white • An often-playful approach to mathematical “equality” sheds light on the real-world variety, finds Sarah Hart

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