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How to be OK with AI • Mathematicians seem to have artificial intelligence figured out, but can the rest of us?

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Global warming seems to have accelerated • The rate of temperature rise appears to have picked up since 2010

Divide over causes of faster warming • Whether human-made climate change or natural fluctuations are to blame, it’s important we understand what is behind the recent surge in global temperatures, reports Alec Luhn

Can species evolve fast enough to survive as the planet heats up? • A wildflower that adapted to severe drought has raised hopes that rapid evolution will rescue species hit by global warming, finds Michael Le Page

King penguins change their behaviour as temperatures rise

Miniature magnet rivals behemoths in strength

Smell test could help us spot Parkinson’s disease sooner

Single-celled organism shows surprising level of intelligence

Our extinct relatives may have had difficult births

Fixing quantum’s biggest problem • We are getting closer than ever before to being able to build quantum computers that can correct their own mistakes, discovers Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

One issue no quantum computer can solve

Mathematics is having an AI revolution • The speed at which artificial intelligence is gaining in mathematical ability has taken many by surprise and rewriting what it means to be a mathematician, reports Alex Wilkins

Data centres to use human brain cells • Cortical Labs plans to use neuron-filled chips to expand its cloud computing service

Sharing genetic risk scores could carry hidden dangers

Orcas may be behind some dolphin strandings

Cosmic explosion is the brightest of its kind

Taking multivitamins may slightly slow rates of ageing

Is this why we haven’t yet made contact with aliens?

Farming made us evolve the same way • Examining both ancient and modern DNA has shown how people around the world converged

‘Weirdo’ reptile went from four legs to two in adolescence

Why are we so suspicious of do-gooders? • Research shows that we tend to discount a person’s good deeds if they stand to benefit from them. David Robson explores where this instinct comes from

What is a galaxy? That’s a difficult question to answer • Figuring out what really counts as a galaxy could shake up astrophysics, cosmology and particle physics, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

New horizons

“We’re in the middle of the story” • Climate activist and author Rebecca Solnit tells Rowan Hooper why she still has hope even in these “catastrophic” times

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Use of weapons • It is scarily fascinating to read about the US military’s journey into AI warfare. But what happens next, asks Matthew Sparkes

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In the eyes of the beholders • A radical idea suggests the cosmos is stitched together from interlocking perspectives and experiences, discovers Jo Marchant

“Psychopathy is a real psychological disorder and it can be treated” • Many psychopaths want to change their behaviour, and they deserve support to help them do so, psychologist Abigail Marsh tells Sabrina Weiss

A very serious guide to buying a robot butler • Need more help around the house? Chris Stokel-Walker looks into whether a robot...