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Smokescreen • Blaming young people’s problems on smartphones is easy – but is it true?

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Analysis Dementia • Could you get Alzheimer’s disease from a bone marrow transplant? A study in mice adds to hints that this condition could be passed on, but we are a long way from saying the risk applies to people, says Clare Wilson

Heatwaves now last much longer than they did in the 1980s

Artemis astronauts will try to grow plants on the moon

Our black hole’s magnetic swirls • New view of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way reveals its curling magnetic fields

Ancient symbols carved near dinosaur footprints

Some bamboo toilet paper contains hardly any bamboo

Bitter divisions over controversial maths proof

Saharan dust descends on Europe • Drought and changes in wind patterns seem to be boosting the spread of desert dust

Robot predicts when you’re going to smile and smiles first

Field notes Kathmandu, Nepal • On the trail of the world’s most valuable fungus Prized in traditional medicine, the harvesting of yartsa gunbu is big business – with an ecological impact to match, finds Adam Popescu

Unexploded old bombs are getting more dangerous

AI forecaster can predict the future better than humans

Immune systems made young again • Antibody therapy rejuvenates defence network in old mice, helping them fend off infection

Mars may have captured a comet to create its two moons

Huge crater in India hints at major meteorite impact 4000 years ago

Atomic clock can tick for 40 billion years without losing time

A lack of sleep makes you feel old

Implanted battery is charged by the body

Japanese tits gesture to let their mates enter nest first

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A longevity revolution • With global life expectancy now exceeding 70 years old, we need to change how we age, not how long we age, says Andrew Scott

Field notes from space-time • Star-gazing for beginners As a particle astrophysicist, you’d think I would know what I’m doing when it comes to looking at the sky. I don’t, but I’m learning, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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The music of time • A new book promises to deliver the complete archaeological history of music for the first time. Arwa Haider listens in

Behind the algorithm • AI is already challenging our work and lives. A must-read book explores the human impact, finds Chris Stokel-Walker

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The games column • Saving the world Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the latest in an expanded remake of a classic eco-conscious game from 1997. In addition to gorgeous new graphics, the game’s ideas now resonate even more strongly, says Jacob Aron

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Island bounty • It is one of the most isolated places in the world, but Pitcairn Island (population 47) has much to teach us about how to protect ocean biodiversity, discovers Graham Lawton

Turning orange • A dash of science makes it easy to bake a delicious vegan version of carrot cake, says Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

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