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The cold, hard truth • The race is on to mine the melting Arctic, but chasing riches there is a fool’s errand

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Have your (robotic) cake and eat it

Strongest evidence yet of alien life • On a distant planet, the James Webb Space Telescope has picked up signs of molecules that, on Earth, are produced only by life – but researchers urge caution, finds Alex Wilkins

Ancient device thought to be a type of computer may not have worked

Puppy intelligence tests can predict behaviour as adults

The race to visit near-flying asteroid • An asteroid’s extremely close flyby of Earth offers us the chance to learn more about these space rocks – including how to deflect others like it, finds Robin George Andrews

Smashing asteroids

Digital devices may help ward off cognitive decline in older people

Simple wooden discs could be effective water filters

Ancient humans faced radiation risk • Increased solar radiation in the distant past may have led to the first use of sunscreens

Live colossal squid caught on camera for the first time

Earth’s frozen oceans in meltdown • Extremely low levels of sea ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic may accelerate global warming and disrupt ocean currents, on top of dire consequences for people and wildlife, finds James Dinneen

Sea ice cover in retreat

2025 has seen record-low sea ice levels

Oldest ice cores yet hide climate clues • The hunt for the world’s oldest ice cores could give us a glimpse into our planet’s past and help model future climate change, finds James Woodford

A floating polar research station will uncover the secrets of Arctic winter

The rush to unlock Arctic resources • Thawing ice and permafrost might not be the chance for industrial growth some nations hope for

The rise of Arctic shipping

Burning issue • The TV drama Adolescence is shaking things up in the UK. But where is the equivalent show for climate change, asks Bethan Ackerley

No planet B • Individual action With corporations and governments playing fast and loose with environmental protections, are ordinary people fighting a losing battle to go green, asks Graham Lawton

Lab lens

Ancestral voices • Hunting the origin of many of our modern languages is a huge feat, but a new book makes an excellent and elegant job of it, says Peter Hoskin

Existential Groundhog Day • An unusual speculative novel uses an old trope to new effect, urging us to be truly alert to the world, finds Gerardo Bandera

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Your letters

Rethinking Parkinson’s • We have fresh hope of treating the world’s fastest-growing neurological condition – thanks to the surprising discovery that the disease might exist in two types, says Alexandra Thompson

Parkinson’s on the rise

Global estimates of people living with Parkinson’s in millions

Solid, liquid, gas… life? • Redefining life as a strange state of matter might finally help us grasp what it is – and how it started, finds Elise Cutts

Lunar labs • The time is ripe to start building groundbreaking...