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Because we’re worth it • Capitalism caused the climate crisis. Guided by the right values, it can help save us

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Blood clot controversy • Several countries halt use of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot fears, despite experts saying it is safe, reports Layal Liverpool

US won’t delay second dose • Countries disagree on coronavirus vaccination strategies amid warnings that a long time between shots could create lethal variants, says Graham Lawton

One dose of vaccine may be enough for some

Global cases on the rise again • The B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant first seen in the UK seems set to cause a surge

Hibernation could be key to slowing ageing

Really ancient rocks suggest early Earth was a melted mess

Bringing up the bodies • Mass graves in France have been linked to the Siege of Rennes in 1491

Alien rocks regularly whip through the solar system

Electric catfish can’t be stunned and it isn’t clear why

One side of Earth’s interior is losing more heat

Hunting small game may have driven our evolution

AI can tweak VR videos to stop cybersickness

Electricity helps fish take flight • Genes that govern bioelectric signals in fish also give them wing-like fins

Robots raise wages for all but increase the gender pay gap

Some Amazon jaguars spend months in trees

Fire safety app gives route away from wildfire

Passport tool fails with dark skin • The UK is still using a racially biased photo checker despite an update being available

A quantum trick with photons gives AI a speed boost

Wooden floors can generate power as you walk on them

Truth about ancient massacre uncovered

AI can assess pain of sickle cell disease

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Gravity of really tiny object measured

Women may have ruled over ancient European civilisation

Sensor warns you if you’re sitting too still

Protect the pollinators • Pollinators have a critical, but largely unappreciated, role to play when it comes to climate change, says Jeff Ollerton

Who wants to be an animated gif millionaire? • Non-fungible tokens are an amazing tool for digital art, but it is hard to tell how much of it is just a financial stunt, writes Annalee Newitz

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A fabulous beast

SpaceX’s explosive start • On paper, Elon Musk’s audacious start-up should never have succeeded. It very nearly didn’t, as Paul Marks discovers in the story of SpaceX’s early days

Drugs and the dark web • Silk Road fictionalises a bid to create an online narcotics empire, but it isn’t clear where its sympathies lie, says Linda Marric

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Getting along with a robot • The latest book from Nobel prizewinner Kazuo Ishiguro is a fascinating tale about artificial intelligence, friendship and what it means to be human, says Rowan Hooper

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