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Living up to the hype • The James Webb Space Telescope has already transformed cosmology

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SpaceX Dragon breaks records

Cause of morning sickness found • A hormone called GDF15 has been identified as the cause of nausea in pregnancy, which should lead to ways to prevent and treat the most severe cases, finds Michael Le Page

Harbour seals may learn songs years before singing them

Gut bacteria could affect your intelligence test scores

Treatment hope for prion diseases • A genetic therapy has brought the lifespans of infected mice almost back to normal

Alligators create hotspots for life by digging with snouts

Collisions are less likely when you’re walking as a couple

Tapeworm infection makes ants live three times longer

AI finds new way to sort data • Millions of programs could run faster thanks to DeepMind discovery of better code

Harvestmen adapt wooing technique after losing a leg

Why you can stay focused on conversations in a noisy room

Fast-growing galaxy offers window on the early universe

Masturbation’s evolutionary role • Solo sexual activity in male primates seems to cut the chance of catching infections

A way to build sound-based quantum computers

Metformin may cut the risk of long covid by 41 per cent

Dried-up lake may explain lack of Californian quake

Cats could get lifetime contraception • Single injection may prevent cats getting pregnant and it should work in other species too

Recent supernova used to help search for signals from ET

Extremely cold drop of helium can be levitated forever

Earliest complex life may have lived 1.6 billion years ago

Taurine supplements may extend lifespan and health as we get older

Octopuses edit their own RNA to adapt to cold water

Crocodiles can breed without any males

Robot outcompetes human gardeners

How the brain may make us scared of heights

Really brief

How to breathe easy • Tackling our toxic air is crucial, not just for good health, but as a means to confront the climate crisis, says Sadiq Khan

Artificially intelligent • Rise of the machines From self-driving cars to humanoid robots, robotics is an area of research that gets less attention than it deserves given its potential impact, says Alex Wilkins

Earth under fire

Your letters

Find your tribe • Are you a boomer? A zoomer? A much-maligned millennial? Elle Hunt is puzzled and intrigued by a book that sets out to find the real differences

The simulation game • We need computer models to understand our planet and the universe. A former simulation sceptic explains why, finds Chris Stokel-Walker

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The film column • Giving it away Since the 1990s, Chile has received the largest ever donation of private land. A new documentary tracks the couple behind the effort as they evolve from corporate leaders to conservation champions, says Simon Ings

Making waves • Ultrasound is fast emerging as a tool for treating everything from cancer to ageing. If we discover how it really works its magic, the possibilities look astounding, finds Kayt Sukel

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The galaxies that don’t make sense • The James Webb Space Telescope spotted six anomalous young...