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A shifting climate • With the US in retreat, could China become the next global green leader?

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Prototype lander breaks the ice

Is the COP30 climate summit in crisis? • Mounting concerns about Brazil’s approach to the meeting have observers asking whether it will be able to tackle the difficult choices involved in curbing emissions, reports Madeleine Cuff

Earth is heading for a second year above 1.5°C climate goal

China’s emissions drop

Cervix-on-a-chip flags potential new treatment for preterm birth

A quantum version of Moore’s law • The number of qubits at the heart of quantum computers is following a familiar trajectory

The secret to chopping onions without crying

‘Sticky’ dark matter could be lurking in a distant galaxy

Babies start showing empathy even before they can speak

US East Coast flood risk rises as key ocean current weakens

Vaccine in a pill could stop you catching norovirus

Does chaos await the solar system? • Passing stars could pull planets out of alignment and send them hurtling through space

Capuchin monkeys kidnap another species’ infants

A new spin on particle physics • Experiments with hydrogen atoms could soon reveal whether particles that were long thought to be forbidden by physics actually do exist, finds Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

The most and least satisfying jobs, according to science

Canada wildfires prevented 2023 being even hotter

Device tracks milk intake during breastfeeding

The moon’s insides may be lopsided

Toxic waste threatens eroding coasts

Baby with rare condition receives world-first personalised gene therapy

‘Anti-spice’ could be used to make chilli peppers less hot

Avoiding Armageddon • We have been lucky to dodge nuclear war so far, but we can’t keep trusting to fortune. This is what we must do instead, says Mark Lynas

No planet B • Car wars A huge hike in parking costs in my home of York has provoked outrage. This may sound like a local problem, but reducing car use is an issue for all of us, says Graham Lawton

Fragile home

Growing pains • Most parenting manuals end up gathering dust on my bedside table, but this science-backed guide to raising kids isn’t one of them, says Catherine de Lange

Don’t believe the hype • A new book attempts to puncture the artificial intelligence bubble, but it is frustratingly one-sided, finds Alex Wilkins

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The sci-fi column • Going fully digital The premise of Grace Chan’s debut novel – that you can choose to upload yourself to a virtual reality – might sound dated, but this is a quietly brilliant, big-picture look at a disturbing future for humanity, says Emily H. Wilson

Your letters

Your super sense • We often neglect our sense of smell, but honing it could keep you sharp as you age – and may even help reverse cognitive decline, discovers David Robson

Earth song • Buried cables are letting us listen in to subtle underground vibrations, revealing Earth’s interior in incredible detail, finds James Dinneen

Smashing! • Reviving the ancient art of alchemy may sound unscientific, but grinding together dry powders is transforming modern chemistry, says Hayley Bennett

What a chore • Should you mow...