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Give your metabolism a break • Our appetite for eating between meals is dangerous – it is time to ditch the snacks
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Hurricane Ian strikes • The tropical storm has torn through Cuba, Florida and the Carolinas and caused at least 100 deaths, reports Corryn Wetzel
Analysis Energy policy • Germany faces a gas nightmare this winter A heavy reliance on Russian energy supplies has left Germany with no easy options as temperatures drop, says Philippa Nutall
Nord Stream pipes leak vast amount of methane
Nobel for study of evolution… • Svante Pääbo has been awarded a Nobel prize for his work on evolutionary genetics using ancient DNA, reports Carissa Wong
… and for pioneers of quantum information
Uganda struggles to contain Ebola • More than 40 cases have been confirmed so far in an outbreak linked to the Sudan variant of the virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine, reports Jason Arunn Murugesu
‘Superagers’ with sharp memories have larger neurons
Long-lost rogue planet could explain distant asteroids
Fewer boys born amid covid-19 • The initial stress of the pandemic may have skewed the birth sex ratio in England and Wales, possibly due to uncertainties causing pregnancy losses of male fetuses, finds Alice Klein
Vaccines could cut the risk of long covid by two-fifths
Analysis Infections • Why the UK could be heading for a flu-covid ‘twindemic’ this winter Last year’s warnings about a bad flu season didn’t materialise, but Australia’s more severe outbreak doesn’t bode well, says Clare Wilson
Can Labour’s Great British Energy plan supercharge the UK’s green transition?
SpaceX may help extend the life of the Hubble telescope
Analysis Virtual reality • An open metaverse Why is sci-fi author Neal Stephenson going head-to-head with Meta and Microsoft in the race to bring virtual worlds to the masses, asks Matthew Sparkes
Alzheimer’s drug shows promise • A new treatment reduced the severity of symptoms in a clinical trial, but the evidence revealed so far doesn’t justify calling it a major breakthrough, says Clare Wilson
Who should own the rights to AI-generated artwork? • Artificial intelligences creating images inspired by existing art is raising concerns over artists’ livelihoods, finds Matthew Sparkes
Trillions of dark matter particles may lurk in Earth’s crust
Quasar contains hints of one of the universe’s first stars
Newly recognised species of sloth has a head like a coconut
Robotic pill could end insulin injections
Air pollution raises risk of a stroke
Dogs can smell when we are stressed from our sweat
Really brief
Standing up for nature • The UK government’s bid to slash environmental protections is an attack on nature. It cannot be allowed to succeed, says Beccy Speight
No planet B • A green end My late wife was an environmentalist and wanted a woodland burial. I have seen to her wishes, but eco-friendly funerals are phenomenally expensive, writes Graham Lawton
Flaming galahs
Editor’s pick
Songs from the deep • Two eye-opening new books explore the marvellous world of animal communication. They are both must-reads, finds Chris Stokel-Walker
Uranium fever • Oliver Stone’s paean to nuclear power is a little too one-sided, says...