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Whatever works • We finally have a real solution to the obesity crisis, so let’s be more open-minded

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Mass fish death in Mexican lake

Atoms with ‘impossible’ temperature • Physicists have coaxed a cloud of atoms to a temperature beyond absolute zero and placed them in a structure that could be an unknown form of matter, discovers Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Defining temperature

Analysis Space flight • Starliner and Starship propel space industry into a new era SpaceX successfully launched its Starship rocket the day after Boeing’s Starliner craft made its first crewed flight, a sign that the space industry is hotting up, says Leah Crane

Analysis Medication withdrawal • Does coming off antidepressants really cause withdrawal? A study suggests that 1 in 3 people who stop taking the drugs get mental and physical symptoms, but what does that actually mean when these can also occur after discontinuing a placebo, asks Clare Wilson

A cosmic cloud collision exposed Earth to interstellar space 3 million years ago

Lemurs grow bigger testicles if other males are around

Confusion over what ‘equals’ means • For mathematicians, the equals sign can have more than one meaning, which is causing issues for computers checking proofs. A fix may mean tearing up the foundations of maths, finds Alex Wilkins

Diet-monitoring AI tracks every spoonful you eat

Earth warms as heat trapping doubles • Our planet’s atmosphere is holding on to twice as much heat now as it did 20 years ago, raising concerns about how much energy the oceans are absorbing, says Madeleine Cuff

Physicists want to drill 5 kilometres down into the moon

Dutch police want autonomous robot dogs to inspect drug labs

How humans reshaped the horse • A genetic analysis reveals how equine breeding techniques developed 4200 years ago

Tiny brain sensor dissolves after a few weeks

A dead star is dying again as we watch

Tiny great ape may have lived in Europe, hints fossil finds

Gene therapy lets deaf children hear • Five children have had gene therapy to treat inherited deafness in both ears, following the success of earlier treatments in just one ear. Michael Le Page reports

Writers accept lower pay when using AI to help them with work

How bats pick out their own calls when flying in a swarm

Through a baby’s ears • Evidence suggesting newborn infants perceive the world consciously has implications for their care, says Claudia Passos-Ferreira

This changes everything • An affair to remember Nine years after hackers targeted Ashley Madison, the dating site for wannabe adulterers, here’s what everyone still gets wrong about the scandal, says Annalee Newitz

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Who wants to live forever? • A new exhibition explores the possibilities and pitfalls of living healthily for centuries – or at least much longer than today, says Alexandra Thompson

The DNA hunter • Eske Willerslev’s story is as compelling as the DNA he found, finds Davide Abbatescianni

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