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Time for change • New body clock tests should be used to alleviate the health burden of shiftwork

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Catching a glimpse of the Silver Dragon

Is the land carbon sink collapsing? • Ecosystems on land are taking less CO₂ out of the atmosphere, raising fears that a crucial carbon sink could be weakening decades earlier than expected, finds James Dinneen

Remarkable set of footprints suggests different dinosaurs herded together

Feelings of intense grief could shorten a mourner’s life

Dying star defies explanation • A red supergiant is surrounded by a puzzlingly large bubble of dust and gas

Your frenemies could be ageing you as much as smoking

Neanderthals probably feasted on maggots

Hotter oceans may be the ‘new normal’

AIs score top marks in mathematics • A gold-medal performance by two AI systems at a prestigious maths competition has been hailed as an important milestone – but some mathematicians are more cautious, finds Alex Wilkins

Our brain’s mitochondria may play a crucial role in the onset of sleep

Tiny gecko in the Galapagos has been rediscovered

First glimpse of primordial stars? • We may have found a galaxy that is home to some of the universe’s elusive earliest stars

Skincare routine could stop babies getting eczema

Why songbirds have such dazzling colours

AI helps fill in history’s blanks • A system called Aeneas can reconstruct damaged Latin texts from the Roman Empire

Velociraptor’s cousin had strong hands for tackling bigger prey

A solid with no melting point? • Gold surpasses the theoretical maximum temperature a solid can have before it melts

Walking 7000 steps a day may be enough to keep us healthy

Gluten may not actually trigger many IBS cases

Octopuses also fall for the rubber hand illusion

Cleaner air has increased the number of city heatwaves

Covid-19 may have aged our brains even before we caught it

Giant caiman bit ancient ‘terror bird’ • About 13 million years ago, in a vast South American wetland, two colossal predators clashed

Timing of oral exams may affect how well you do

Mixing it up • Volatility isn’t always a bad thing. When the world is at a turning point, your brain can (finally) think something new, says Daniel Yon

Future Chronicles • Now you see me, now you… Peering into his crystal ball, Rowan Hooper spies a future where materials allow us to disappear completely – at least with regards to artificial intelligence

Sea spell • Reaktion Books

Into the deep biosphere • A marvellously alien adventure can be had right here on Earth by studying the microbes that inhabit our planet’s strangest habitat, finds James Dinneen

A new economic order? • Saving Earth means factoring nature into our economics, argues a new book. Will people listen, asks Jason Arunn Murugesu

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Your letters

Great timing • Understanding your circadian rhythm can supercharge your health. Linda Geddes tries the new tools for decoding your body clock

How to shift your internal...