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Into year three • It isn’t over yet, but the future of the pandemic is in our hands

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The Webb takes shape • The James Webb Space Telescope is opening up as it gets ready to reveal the mysteries of the early universe, reports Alex Wilkins

Two years of the coronavirus • How has our understanding of the virus changed since it went global in 2020 and where does that leave us? Helen Thomson reports

What do we still not know?

What will happen this year? • Expect more viral evolution but reduced mortality, and some continuing restrictions, report Helen Thomson, Clare Wilson and Michael Le Page

The actions that will change the pandemic • World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus explains what it will take to bring the pandemic under control

‘Near impossible’ plant-growing technique could revolutionise farming

Fossilised dinosaur embryo exquisitely preserved in its egg

Follow the money • UK police forces are seizing cryptocurrency during criminal investigations, but it is an incredibly difficult challenge, reports Matthew Sparkes

Rethinking obesity • Putting on weight is often blamed on overeating, but new evidence is emerging that it is actually the other way round, says David S. Ludwig

This changes everything • I bonded with a robot My new artificial friend, Woebot, helps me feel a little brighter – and evidence is mounting that it could boost your mood too, writes Annalee Newitz

Electric feel

Your letters

Rumble in the jungle • When a woman hears loud noises that no one else can detect, it kicks off a surreal and immersive journey into human memory, says Francesca Steele

Green and mighty • Plants are ferocious, intelligent and talkative – and now we can listen in on all the drama, finds Elle Hunt

Don’t miss

The games column • Here be dinosaurs Raising an island’s worth of dinosaur clones is a thrill, but keeping the park running is far less exciting than unleashing chaos on an unsuspecting public, says Jacob Aron

Booze-free booze • Low-alcohol tipples are booming in popularity and tastiness, but are they really good for us, asks Graham Lawton

How low can you go?

Getting to zero

Welcome to the metaverse • Facebook’s rebrand has produced a new tech uber-buzzword. What does it mean for us, asks Chris Stokel-Walker

FUNNY-LOOKING THINGS

KEYSTONES OF THE METAVERSE

The power of paradoxes • Grasping the role of human intuition in mind-bending logic puzzles can help us all think more clearly, says philosopher Margaret Cuonzo

Both true and false

As cold as brassicas • Winter is purple sprouting broccoli’s time to shine. Clare Wilson reveals its origins, and how best to grow it in your garden

Puzzles

Almost the last word

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