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Economic vehicles • The advantages of electric cars are starting to add up

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Birth order may shape your health • Some conditions are more prevalent among firstborns, while others appear to have a bigger effect on their younger sibling, finds Helen Thomson

Largest ever map of the universe could solve cosmic conundrum

Parrot uses broken beak to become alpha male

Is there a super El Niño on the way? • For the first time in 10 years, we may be about to experience a super El Niño weather event, potentially leading to record high temperatures, discovers Alec Luhn

Brushing teeth in hospital reduces pneumonia risk

Monkeys use thoughts to explore virtual reality

Call in the clean-up crew • Harvester ants appear to get tidied up by another, smaller ant species

Patients demand unvaccinated blood donors

Can electric vehicles back up the grid? • Electric vehicles could store electricity to share when demand peaks, but car companies disagree on the best way to do this, finds Alec Luhn

Quantum computers could supercharge AI

Quantum threat is rising • The day a quantum computer can break common encryption, or Q-Day, is coming, and we’re not ready, reports Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Q-Day could come sooner than we think • Quantum devices may soon be powerful enough to break encryption algorithms

Neanderthal babies grew up fast • The speed at which young Neanderthals developed may have outpaced modern humans

We may have found a better way to ease period pain

Emotive dreams can offer comfort before death

Ocean current collapse could release deep CO₂

A key solution to climate change isn’t happening – and that’s good • Capturing and storing the CO₂ that is generated from burning biomass isn’t going to save the planet any time soon, says Michael Le Page

Urban living may be causing big changes to our oestrogen levels

Rare sight as comet caught spinning in reverse

Why is it so hard to change your mind? • Many of us struggle to admit when we are wrong, but David Robson finds there are a few simple ways to become more mentally flexible

Perpetual motion • How do you portray momentum in space? Chanda Prescod-Weinstein reveals how the physics of Project Hail Mary goes back to ancient China

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Three more great books on living longer, better

How to eat to beat ageing • Discovering he is getting old before his time, David Cox sets out to lower his biological age by changing his diet in a helpful new book, says Graham Lawton

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Tragedy out of time • A seaside town is devastated when a small fishing boat, the Rose of Nevada, disappears at sea. Thirty years later, the boat reappears in the harbour and sets off a mesmerising ghost story, says Bethan Ackerley

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The sweet spot of stress • Stress is linked to many of our biggest killers, but it turns out the right kind is crucial for your health and happiness. Helen Thomson investigates how to find your perfect dose

How to measure stress

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A rare power • Promising new radiotherapies are setting off a scramble to harvest large quantities of nuclear material from unconventional sources, discovers Mark Peplow

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