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Stupid intelligence • Put aside superintelligent AI and focus on the problematic versions we have today

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Shadows and light

The telescope transforming astronomy • The huge Vera C. Rubin Observatory could help us solve some of the universe’s biggest mysteries, from dark matter to whether Planet Nine exists, finds Chelsea Whyte

Analysis Technology • Can any nation protect against a Ukraine-style drone-smuggling attack? Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb showed the damage that small drone attacks can do, leading other nations to worry about their own defences, finds David Hambling

‘Impossible’ particle that hit Earth may have been dark matter

Cryopreserved sea star larvae could save vital species

Is superintelligent AI nearly here? • Tech CEOs are promising utopian visions of the 2030s, powered by “superintelligence”, but the most advanced AI systems can still struggle with simple puzzles, finds Alex Wilkins

Analysis AI and copyright • Disney and Universal lawsuit may be killer blow in AI copyright wars Two Hollywood giants entering this legal fight could be a watershed moment, finds Chris Stokel-Walker

Earth’s mantle may have ‘ghost plumes’

Cyborg tadpoles are teaching us about our brains

Boost for lab-grown blood vessels • By reprogramming skin cells, scientists grew blood vessels that could one day be used to prevent tissue damage or help develop mini-organs for research, finds Carissa Wong

3D-printed blood vessels could pave way for artificial organs

Fluid-like light simulates space-time • An experimental breakthrough could help us better understand the behaviour of black holes

The sun’s south pole is caught on camera for the first time

Volcano discovered on Mars, and we may have samples from it

How you breathe could reveal a lot about your health

AI turns brainwaves into instant speech

Starlink’s leaking radio waves may affect astronomy

CRISPR takes on kidney damage • Gene editing could counter some of the effects of “irreversible” polycystic kidney disease

Turning Death Valley’s arid air into a source of water

Alone in a crowd • The “immersive entertainment” boom takes user-centred experiences to new heights, but what are we losing as a result, asks Arwa Haider

No planet B • A tangled web From spiders to scorpions, some 1000 different invertebrate species are traded globally as pets. This is bad for biodiversity – but there is a silver lining, says Graham Lawton

Rich waters

A dish best served cold • A recovering “revenge addict” makes the case for retaliation to be understood as an addiction, but Elle Hunt isn’t persuaded

Killer queen • Agatha Christie had a deep knowledge of toxicology, making her murder mysteries all the more compelling, finds George Bass

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The TV column • Snow is falling… There are hundreds of TV apocalypses to choose from, but this fresh and compelling adaptation of a classic Argentinian comic book series is the one you should be watching right now, says Bethan Ackerley

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Does space-time remember? • The fabric of the universe may record the whole history of the cosmos, says quantum computer scientist Florian Neukart, which could explain the nature of dark matter

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