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Eyes wide open • A holistic approach to sleep is the antidote to obsessing about the perfect night’s rest

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A beautiful vision in stellar blue

Cosmic jewel • A 3D shape has been created that could do away with the idea of space-time as the underlying fabric of the universe, finds Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

People with paralysis feel objects again thanks to robot arm

Analysis Space exploration • Blue Origin vs SpaceX: Who is winning the battle of the rockets? Jeff Bezos’s company saw a launch success with New Glenn, but Elon Musk’s Starship exploded. What does this mean for the future of the space industry, asks Alex Wilkins

2024 sees biggest ever jump in key global CO₂ tracker

DNA points to women’s high status in pre-Roman Britain

Analysis Microbiome • What makes a healthy gut microbiome? There is huge potential for harnessing our gut microbes to help us treat health conditions – but first, we need to understand them, says David Robson

Tiny insect-like robot can flip, loop and hover

Mars may have a solid inner core just like Earth

Magnetic mystery material could improve electronics

Zero-carbon shipping fuel could be a new source of pollution

Humanoid robot learns to waltz by mirroring people

Ancient plea for the sun to return • Hundreds of stones carved with images of the sun were buried during a possible volcanic winter

How to measure vast distances to the nanometre

Rabbits may eat their own teeth to boost calcium levels

Astronomers baffled by bizarre ‘zombie star’ that shouldn’t exist

The isopod strikes back • This giant marine crustacean is said to resemble Darth Vader

Melting ice reveals millennia-old forest

Black hole has a mysterious beat • Strange pulses may be explained by a white dwarf star on the verge of destruction

Intricate ancient tattoos revealed with lasers

Golden oyster mushrooms may aid heart health

Fossil claimed to be a new species of mosasaur is suspected forgery

Smelling the rosé • The human sense of smell is often dismissed as unimportant and weak, but it makes our lives more vivid, says Jonas Olofsson

Field notes from space-time • Let’s call it invisible matter The word “dark” is misleading when it comes to dark matter, because it suggests there is some kind of absorption of light happening, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Our opponents, ourselves • What should we do about societal divisions that run deeper than ever? Plug into a clear, insightful book with valuable tips on building bridges, says Chen Ly

One way to get younger • Does a would-be epic that relies on de-ageing technology conceal a more mundane project, asks Miriam Balanescu

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The TV column • A waiting game After three long years of hoping, it seemed impossible that the second season of Severance could live up to the scope and ambition of the first. But, mercifully, it has, says Bethan Ackerley

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“The moon is like Earth’s attic” • The moon is thickly coated in dust. Planetary physicist Philip Metzger tells Swapna Krishna how we can deal with its dangers and use it to build amazing...