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Thinking about thinking • Subjective experience is intrinsically hard to understand – but it is worth trying

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A new way to know our minds • Integrated information theory, one of the leading explanations for how consciousness emerges, appears to work when applied to human brain scans, says Clare Wilson

Portal-like “ring wormholes” could be used as a time machine

Snub-nosed alligator chomped on snails

Analysis Environment • How can we keep homes cool without air conditioning? Many countries must adapt buildings to cope with extreme heat, but there are ways to do this without increasing energy use, says Madeleine Cuff

Elon Musk gets back into AI • The entrepreneur has big ambitions for his latest tech company, but he faces accusations of hypocrisy, says Chris Stokel-Walker

Pigs open doors to free trapped companions

Big data may make AI more racist • Training artificial intelligences on larger data sets seems to strengthen their biases

A little bit of guidance helps a llama succeed

Nerve pain from diabetes treated by faecal transplants

Bolivia’s deforestation surge alarms environmentalists

Cash reward to slay maths epic • A decade of disagreements over an impenetrable theory have been kicked up a notch by the promise of a large prize for anyone who can settle the matter, says Matthew Sparkes

Discovery of wrinkle-causing molecules could lead to new cosmetics

Missing stars found in cloud wrapped around our galaxy

Meteorite left Earth then returned to the surface

Giving birth at an older age linked to longer life in women

Carbon taxes should target luxuries • Variable levies could reduce social inequality and tackle climate change, an analysis finds

Extinct carnivores might have been inbred

Quantum algorithm might actually prove useful

Birds from two species raise chicks in the same nest

Malaria vaccine shows promise against relapsing form of the disease

Jewellery made from giant sloth bones

Blanket for electric cars helps battery

Sea snake has re-evolved the ability to see more colours

Really brief

Taking a bite out of reality • Conspiracy theories like QAnon are more than misinformation. They need to be treated like a pandemic, says James Ball

Field notes from space-time • Why physics is political In these times we live in, who is researching and shaping science is more crucial than ever, which is why tenureships matter, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Super nature • Earth: Over 4 billion years in the making, HarperCollins

Virtually real music • Mixed reality is challenging music fans in new and amazing ways, including bringing the dead back to life – in a manner of speaking, finds Arwa Haider

Fungal killing fields • Forget fictional brain-eaters. A guide to fungi shows a scary list of real dangers, including a new pandemic, says James Dinneen

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