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Fighting the wrong war • Governments wanting to ban social media but embrace AI are letting teens down

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Icy giant is on a losing streak

Brain implants relieve chronic pain • Tiny electrodes that monitor brain activity and provide personalised stimulation halved the discomfort of people living with chronic pain, finds Helen Thomson

Light-based AI can generate images without huge energy consumption

Miniature engine reveals weirdness of microscopic physics

Will Australia’s social media ban work? • Social media platforms will soon have to exclude children under 16 in Australia, but there are doubts over whether this is the right approach, finds James Woodford

The foundations of eczema may start to be laid down in the womb

Glow-in-the-dark plants to replace streetlights? Forget it

Surgery may be best solution for chronic sinus condition

French Revolution’s volcanic origins • Social upheaval across Europe between 1250 and 1860 coincides with extreme weather

Probes could help warn us of solar storms far sooner

We may know why psilocybin helps treat mental health conditions

SpaceX’s Starship finally completes successful test flight

Ancient croc may have dined on dinosaurs

Urine tests can effectively detect high-risk HPV

Unlocking microbes’ survival secrets • Frozen microorganisms alive for over 100,000 years offer clues to achieving extreme lifespans

Long-lost shark recorded for the first time in decades

Heatwaves may make you age faster

Fresh hints about why thylacines went extinct

Only half of calories produced actually reach people’s plates

Astronaut CPR device could help resuscitate in space

Broken gadget? Simply dissolve it • 3D-printed devices that break up in water could make electronics more sustainable

Dinosaur’s bizarre spikes were fused to its skeleton

Looking ahead • Societies can be united and inspired by ideas of the future. We urgently need more of them, argues futurist Sarah Housley

Field notes from space-time • What’s in a hyphen? Seeking endorsements for her new book, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein recently found herself staring at fundamental questions of space, time and grammar

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Heart to heart • Can psychoanalysis help us remove obstacles to lasting love? A captivating memoir reflects on 40 years of talking about relationships, finds David Robson

How not to fix the internet • Nick Clegg’s new book offers no insights into the online world he helped shape as a Meta executive, says Chris Stokel-Walker

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The sci-fi column • Electric dreams With a TV adaptation of William Gibson’s Neuromancer arriving soon, it is a perfect time to revisit this prophetic cyberpunk novel. But have its imagery and conceptual verve stood the test of time, asks Emily H. Wilson

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Between order and chaos • A radical theory says the cognitive power of the human brain can be explained by its proximity to disorder. David Robson reports

Death cap domination • The world’s deadliest mushroom is spreading around the globe and concocting new poisons, finds Joni Wildman

Living electronics • A whole new class of implants that blend with our tissues promises to repair and even enhance our bodies – and last for far...