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Mixed view on COP27 deal • Promise to fund nations at risk of climate impacts was overshadowed by a lack of progress on emissions, reports Madeleine Cuff
COP27 was a conference of chaos • There was precious little to cheer about at a meeting marred by long queues for food, expensive accommodation and a sense of stagnation, reports Madeleine Cuff
Analysis The future of COP • What are climate summits for? The lack of action on cutting carbon emissions at COP27 has drawn criticism, but lower-income nations can only go green with support for economic growth, says Madeleine Cuff
A swing around the moon • The uncrewed Artemis I mission has reached the moon and is expected to return to Earth on 11 December, paving the way for a crewed mission, reports Leah Crane
Ronnametres and quettagrams have joined the ranks of scientific units
WHO reverses its advice on ‘kangaroo care’ for newborns
Selfish DNA in X chromosome • Among people without recent African ancestry, the X chromosome may have evolved to kill sperm that carry Y chromosomes, leading to more female offspring, says Michael Le Page
Stack of Apple laptops could work as a supercomputer
Myopia risk linked to genetic variants and doing a degree
IBM sets quantum computing record • A quantum program that required over 1700 operations is the largest ever run
We finally know in detail how salt dissolves in water
AI-generated fake faces could help protect privacy
Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes gets approval in US
Children in UK at risk this winter • Seasonal infections are set to spike, while the cost-of-living crisis is also expected to affect children’s health, reports Jason Arunn Murugesu
The light of a baby star • The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a star that hasn’t yet finished forming
Air pressure changes can trigger landslides
Mega turtle used to roam Europe’s seas
Pre-eclampsia link to risk of early stroke
Asteroids may have created an ocean on the Red Planet
Really brief
A licence to charge? • From Goldfinger to No Time to Die, James Bond has showcased the latest tech advances. Where might 007 go next, asks Kathryn Harkup
Field notes from space-time • Hot topic Axion research has become a major force in US particle physics since the Large Hadron Collider turned up nothing in its search for supersymmetry, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Butterfly souls
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The Oppy show • A hybrid documentary about Mars rover Opportunity is the best Pixar movie never made, says Gregory Wakeman
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