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Exploding the big bang • Our evolving understanding of the early universe leaves open intriguing possibilities

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Euclid captures a space horse

DNA vaccines on the horizon • Vaccines that contain DNA would be easier to store than mRNA alternatives and should be as effective as conventional vaccines that contain live viruses, says Michael Le Page

Twin climate anomalies may trigger heat and drought in 2024

Man survived surgery on his skull 2700 years ago

Spine stimulator for Parkinson’s • A man with Parkinson’s disease who fell up to six times a day can now walk without falling

The sun is slightly smaller than we thought it was

Eight healthy habits could slow your rate of ageing

Analysis Artificial intelligence • What did the UK’s AI Safety Summit achieve? With a lack of concrete decisions, the much-publicised meeting could probably just have been an email, says Matthew Sparkes

Why ADHD medicines are hard to get • A global shortage of medications for ADHD means many are going without. Clare Wilson explains what is causing this and what to do if you are affected

Ocean heat could supply limitless clean energy to tropical islands

Rats squeak with joy when they are with another rat

Breaking causality improves quantum battery charging

Rats can mentally recreate places they have visited before

Lucy discovers a double asteroid • NASA’s spacecraft found a surprise second object as it passed asteroid Dinkinesh

Left-handed badminton players get an advantage

Mysterious cannabis syndrome • A growing number of marijuana users are experiencing prolonged vomiting, a condition that may be related to the increased use and potency of the drug, finds Corryn Wetzel

Mass grave in Spain tells of the earliest known war in Europe

Robot swarm makes collective decisions like bees do

Hydrogen fuel may add to warming but it still brings benefits

Tall children at greater risk of some forms of heart disease

Sense of place helps sperm to succeed

Ancient planet may lurk within Earth

Chimp spies seek out the higher ground to beat rivals

Really brief

Time to wake up • Early school start times can be harmful to the health of adolescents. But delaying the morning bell isn’t a panacea, says Kenneth Miller

Field notes from space-time • Stellar astrophysics IRL Explaining the structure and evolution of stars may seem as esoteric as can be, but there are plenty of applications in the real world, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Cradle of life

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Migration: From fury to fact? • Migration divides us like little else. Perhaps we should shut up and read a book by someone who has spent decades examining the evidence, says Simon Ings

The Twitter story • This tale of Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter may end up a hit as a movie – but not as a book, finds Chris Stokel-Walker

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The sci-fi column • Doom is booming The Future, by Naomi Alderman, takes us on a wild ride towards the end of the world, woven around a deep meditation on why we crave this catastrophe so much. Even its twists have twists, says Sally Adee

The other big bang • The enduring mystery of dark matter has led some physicists to propose that it was...