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An issue of trust • Will we ever feel comfortable with AIs taking on important tasks?

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Dead star exploded twice

Is AI about to change maths forever? • The latest generation of artificial intelligence models is taking on the job of checking mathematical proofs, but some wonder how useful they can really be, finds Alex Wilkins

Nighttime light exposure linked to heart disease

Child’s skull could be an ancient-human hybrid

Interstellar visitor is flying through our solar system

Home solar’s threat to power grids • Hackers could target connection between solar panels and the power systems they plug into

Protocells self-assemble on micrometeorites

The surprising benefits of quantum randomness

Quantum-enhanced supercomputers • Using a supercomputer to check a quantum computer’s calculations opens the door to error-free applications in chemistry, finds Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Ancient Egyptian’s genome hints at links with Mesopotamia

Prehistoric Spanish people moved 2-tonne stone by boat

Habitats on Mars could be built from algae

Microbes linked to colorectal cancer • “Harmless” archaea found in our gut may not be as benign as we thought

The tree that turns carbon dioxide into stone

One drug could fight all flu strains • A treatment containing an antiviral drug could offer more protection than current flu vaccines

A step towards an eco-friendly way of making cheese

Typos and slang spur AI to discourage seeking medical care

Antarctic sea ice loss is more damaging than we thought

Gut linked to PCOS fertility issues • An altered gut microbiome may explain why those with polycystic ovary syndrome experience a higher risk of miscarriage, finds Grace Wade

We may know how PCOS is passed on

Orcas are bringing humans gifts – hinting they have theory of mind

DNA reveals secret of Roman Empire’s favourite sauce

A test too far • A plan to genetically screen newborns for a huge range of rare diseases is medically and ethically problematic, says Suzanne O’Sullivan

Field notes from space-time • Vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big The awe-inspiring distances of the cosmos are hard to visualise, so how can we be certain we’re measuring them correctly? Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explains

Dying to live

Think of the children • To stop Earth’s population plummeting, we must find ways to persuade people to have more babies, warns a provocative book. Michael Le Page explores

Slay the new slang • Social media is turbocharging the evolution of language. Millennial Victoria Turk finds a guide to help us keep up

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Ageing, fast and slow • We have long thought there is a slow, steady decline into old age, but it turns out we actually experience three rapid periods of ageing, finds Graham Lawton

The ageing tipping points • Though there are some outliers, many of the systems and organs in our bodies seem to tick along at a steady rate until they suddenly...