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AI-powered propaganda • Artificial intelligence brings myriad opportunities – but the risk to democracy is real

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Rhodes wildfires seen from space

El Niño raises climate alarms • We don’t yet know how strong the developing El Niño climate pattern will be, but even a weak one risks severe global disruption, finds James Dinneen

Psychedelic drug psilocybin shows promise treating anorexia in early trials

Coating of space dust on Earth may come from the moon

Some people are aware during CPR • People may have more awareness during resuscitation than we thought, which could explain why those who survive sometimes report near-death experiences, finds Clare Wilson

Your genes may influence how much fruit or salt you eat

Why is Twitter becoming X? • Elon Musk is once more plunging Twitter into turmoil by changing its very identity. Chris Stokel-Walker explains what’s going on

Viking lander felt marsquakes • A reanalysis hints the Viking 2 lander was the first to detect quakes on Mars – in the 1970s

Plant-based milk has fewer key nutrients than cow’s milk

Rare flower lures flies by making fake bee blood

Eight healthy habits linked to living decades longer

Greenland’s ice looks vulnerable • Sediment core shows that much of Greenland’s ice could melt even if the world doesn’t get warmer

Strange two-faced star is a surprising cosmic rarity

Basking sharks added to the list of warm-blooded fish

Flexible probe reads signals deep inside a rat’s brain

Analysis Energy transition • High interest rates are stalling the green revolution Failure to invest in renewable energy projects when financing was cheap means we will pay a much higher price to reach net zero, finds Madeleine Cuff

Newton’s first law of motion seems to break down at the quantum level

Fungi turned into eco-friendly fireproof sheets

Splash of cool water could solve male turtle shortage

Planet may be the first known to share its orbit with another

GPS may one day predict quakes • An analysis of GPS readings taken prior to earthquakes has revealed a potential warning sign

Stunning stick was an ancient weapon

Older orca mothers protect their sons

Lego device helps create molecular machines

Really brief

Turning off the taps • For me, learning about river neglect and water waste was a wake-up call. We need to change habits now, says Jason Arunn Murugesu

Artificially intelligent • Universal questions Elon Musk’s latest venture is an artificial intelligence start-up. Perhaps this is exactly what the world needs to tackle the big questions, writes Alex Wilkins

Bolivia’s blight

The wisest of birds • Why have owls been so popular with humans in so many places from the earliest of times? Corryn Wetzel discovers some fascinating answers

Finding space on Earth • Can we mend a broken planet by gaining the cosmological perspective reported by astronauts? Pat Kane is curious

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The games column • Seek and destroy At last, a great new game joins the Alien franchise. Based on the first film sequel, Aliens: Dark Descent sees you in charge of exploring a moon in search of hostile creatures. Things can get real bad, real quick, discovers Jacob Aron

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