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The genetics of human intelligence
A single gene mutation may have propelled a major leap in human brain development

The China Heatwave and the New Normal
The record-breaking heatwave in China and its connection to extreme weather elsewhere

Surprises from a Martian Lake Bed
The latest analysis of Nasa’s perseverance discoveries confounds scientists’ expectations

Deadly drought
The gloomy predictions for East Africa’s long running drought

Icelandic volcano erupts again
Science in the heat of Iceland's new volcanic eruption

Synthetic mouse embryos with brains and hearts
Researchers make synthetic mouse embryos with brains and beating hearts from stem cells

The first galaxies at the universe's dawn
James Webb Space Telescope expands our view of the universe ever deeper back in time

Heat waves in the Northern Hemisphere
Heat waves in the Northern Hemisphere - how and why more frequent and more extreme?

First images from the James Webb Space Telescope
A sensational new view of the universe from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Long Covid ‘brain fog’
New insights into the cause of Long Covid ‘brain fog’