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Tiktok: This snake does cartwheels

Research article: Kojima et al.

Science: Did scientists just find 115-million-year-old dinosaur blood?

Nature: Patrick Stewart dies: how Captain Picard inspired today’s science leaders

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Ancient genomes from thousands of individuals show how migrations helped shaped Celtic and Germanic languages — plus, how the brain may regulate emotions differently than we thought.

Research Article: McColl et al.

Research Article: McColl et al.

Nature: Barn owls’ ancestors made a transatlantic flight

Nature: Even stupendous black holes can’t explain dark matter

Research Article: Sicorello et al.

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Nature staff discuss the emerging field of pet longevity — plus, a researcher decides not to care about their student reviews. Are they wrong?

Nature: Can science make your dog live longer? Longevity craze comes to pets

Nature: What students think about my teaching doesn’t matter. Am I wrong?

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Expedition revealed that water wasn’t enough for human settlement — plus, proposals to block sunlight get serious.

Research Article: Dellmour et al.

Nature: Sleep declines in rural communities after electricity arrives

Nature: AI doctors’ orders come with a sky-high bill

Nature: Could a giant sunshade in space 'solve global warming'? Scientists are taking the idea seriously

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Nature: A single antimatter particle in a cage opens door to ‘revolutionary’ physics

Aerospace America: JAXA’s MMX mission will include the first wheeled rover to drive in ultra-low gravity

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Research Article: Willemsen et al.

Nature: Orangutan mothers arrange play dates for their babies

Nature: Lead-tainted teeth reveal medieval mines’ unequal toll

Research Article: Xing et al.

Nature: This is what the mysterious Denisovans looked like

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Critical thinking is a skill that is under threat from the AI revolution in large language models. But all is not lost. Specialists in education and cognition have long been studying critical thinking, and some have useful tips on how to stay cognitively sharp in the age of AI.

This is an audio version of our Feature: How to stay smart in the age of AI: the science of critical thinking

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Nature: Watch this invisible tattoo appear under UV light

Nature: Big dogs age faster than little ones — rogue ‘jumping genes’ might be to blame

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