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Dying of exposure • We can’t afford any more delays in getting to grips with chemical pollution
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Telescope reaches new home • The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at a gravitationally stable point 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, reports Leah Crane
Western Australia delays reopening • The state has kept a tight lid on covid-19, but experts say there is little use holding out longer
UK still won’t say how much CO₂ its strategy will cut
Meta builds huge supercomputer tailored for AI
Pig kidneys transplanted into a brain-dead person
Clashing figures for universe’s growth are starting to look more serious
Cash for low-income families improves babies’ brain activity
Pristine coral reef found • Spectacular coral reef discovered deep beneath the sea off Tahiti
Earth’s hot streak continued in 2021
Hunting the Anthropocene’s dawn • If we are in a new geological epoch, we need to find a site that offers the best view of the moment it began – and the search is almost over, finds Adam Vaughan
AI turns text descriptions into images by getting destructive
Babies see saliva sharing as a sign of close bonds
What covid-19 does to the brain • The latest evidence suggests neurological symptoms of long covid, such as brain fog, are caused by an immune reaction – and should be reversible, reports Jessica Hamzelou
Belgium ramps up use of superbug-killing viruses to defeat infections
Antibiotic resistance killed more than AIDS in 2019
Gene-edited food may be five years away from sale in England
Vibrating armband helps people who are blind to navigate
Car fumes hinder insects in hunt for flowers to feed on
Antibody imaging to speed vaccine work
‘Artificial pancreas’ helps with diabetes
Really brief
Tiny galaxy’s black hole drives star birth
Verdict is in on the moon’s backside – flatter and stickier
New tarantula lives in bamboo stems
Cheap little lies • Understanding the evolution of communication can help us navigate the growing problem of misinformation, says Jonathan R. Goodman
No planet B • The other global crisis The problem of pollution is on a par with climate change and biodiversity loss. We need an international body to help us tackle it, writes Graham Lawton
Lodes of lithium
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Dangerous pseudoscience • Eugenics isn’t just a horrific mistake from the past, but an ongoing threat. We must stay alert to its dangers, says Layal Liverpool
What day is it? • It seems like a simple matter, but working out the time depends on both history and technology, finds George Bass
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Coming to America • Origin updates the story of the earliest humans in the Americas and confronts the shady archaeological methods of the past, says Michael Marshall
Taming migraine • Migraine and its causes have long been a major mystery. Finally, we are starting to get answers about this debilitating disorder, as Jessica Hamzelou reports
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Our world against us • The environment is making us sick – but exactly how is devilishly complex to understand, says Graham Lawton
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