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A promising puck • Claims of a superconductor breakthrough could lead to progress, even if they are wrong

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Antics of young stars seen by JWST

Babylonian arson uncovered • By analysing the charred remains of a building in Jerusalem, archaeologists have revealed details of how it was burned by Babylonian invaders in 586 BC, finds Michael Marshall

Women may age fastest when they are in their 30s and 50s

Nightingales match their rivals’ pitch during singing duels

Scepticism over superconductor • Claims of a breakthrough in creating a material that perfectly conducts electricity at room temperature and pressure are attracting scrutiny, finds Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

We may finally know how galaxy-scale magnetic fields arise

Indo-European languages traced back 8000 years

Analysis Hydrogen fuel • Is geologic hydrogen a green energy solution? Plans to extract hydrogen from underground reservoirs have been presented as climate-friendly, but it is unclear how much they could increase global warming, says Michael Le Page

How cancer-fighting immune cells could be made safer and more powerful

People pass swine flu to pigs more than the other way round

Mathematicians find 27 tickets that guarantee UK National Lottery win

Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

Young blood extends lives of mice • Old mice that are surgically attached to young ones have now been shown to live longer, as well as having their organs rejuvenated, discovers Alice Klein

Start of spring in the Arctic is increasingly unpredictable

Metallic shirt could let medical implants communicate

Ancient make-up found in tomb • Residues found in a 2000-year-old tomb in China hint that use of cosmetics was widespread

Water vapour spotted in young planetary system

Building with wood may not be as climate-friendly as thought

Daily aspirin raises risk of brain bleeds for little benefit

Gas gives stars an innate twinkle

Legalisation hikes cannabis poisonings

Lizards put less effort into courting when it gets hot

Really brief

A question of bias • Even when faced with hard evidence, why did whole scientific communities reject world-changing hypotheses, asks Dan Levitt

This changes everything • On strike against AI The threat of artificial intelligence-authored content hangs over many creative industries. Actors and writers need to push back against automation, says Annalee Newitz

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Let’s talk it through • Conversation is so essential to our world, yet we take it for granted. Teasing its workings apart makes for a surprising and intriguing read, finds Tom Tierney

Into the deep • There is still much to discover in the ocean’s depths, as George Bass discovers in a gripping book

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