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Fairer sex research • Female biology is messy, but has much to tell us about human health

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A stellar surprise hiding in the dark

Strange holes may be Inca spreadsheet • Thousands of holes arranged in a snake-like pattern on Monte Sierpe in Peru could have been a massive accounting system for trade and tax, reports Chris Simms

Covid raised risk of heart issues in children more than vaccination

Odds of asteroid hitting the moon could soon rise

Toxic algae blighting South Australia could pose a global threat

Sleep doesn’t come slowly, but rather all at once

Is reproduction the cause of ageing? • Pregnancy may divert energy away from DNA repair, which could drive ageing in some women – but perhaps only when environmental conditions are tough, finds Manuela Callari

DNA find may rewrite Iceland’s history • Biochemical evidence suggests that the first people settled in Iceland many decades before the accepted arrival date – and didn’t chop down the island’s forests, explains Chris Simms

Martian caves could be the result of ancient water flows

Australia is getting free electricity – will other countries follow? • An attempt to change people’s energy consumption habits might become an example for the rest of the world, says James Woodford

Computer may solve maths debate • For over a decade, mathematicians have failed to agree whether a 500-page proof is correct. Now, there may finally be a way settle the matter, reports Alex Wilkins

Skeleton with savage injuries belonged to assassinated royal

Chances of life in Enceladus’s ocean are now even higher

Cosmic rays destroy comet clues • Evidence of where interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS came from may have been lost in space

Enamel-boosting gel may remove the need for fillings

Map reveals the Roman Empire’s vast road network

Grafting technique could let us gene-edit a huge variety of plants

Three-legged lion hunts like a leopard

Have we built a prototype of the quantum internet?

Daily steps slow Alzheimer’s decline • Walking just 3000 steps seems to prevent the build-up of misfolded proteins in the brain

Black hole rips star apart to produce brightest ever flare

Antarctic glacier retreats at record rate

Supremely selfish • A study hammers home how the “survival of the nicest” view makes no sense when it comes to evolution, says Jonathan R. Goodman

This changes everything • We don’t need no education New technologies and academic funding cuts are upending the ways we learn today. Newly enrolled student Annalee Newitz finds some silver linings

Robotic realms

Unravelling the DNA story • Fascinated by DNA? Then this biography of Francis Crick, who co-discovered its structure, is for you. Michael Le Page finds plenty of surprises

A bad case of superiority • The myth of human exceptionalism needs a final demolition job, argues a provocative, moving book. Elle Hunt explores

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The TV column • One among many From the showrunner behind Breaking Bad comes Pluribus. It is a smart sci-fi series with a deceptively rich premise about happiness – and Carol, the most miserable person on Earth, as its foil, finds Bethan Ackerley

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