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Space for everyone • We should celebrate the diversity of the next generation of cosmic pioneers

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Mauna Loa erupts • After a cluster of local earthquakes, the planet’s biggest active volcano is erupting in Hawaii, report Madeleine Cuff and James Dinneen

How Y chromosome could be lost • A species of rat from Japan no longer has the male sex chromosome, and some researchers think it offers a glimpse of our own genetic future, says Michael Le Page

Analysis Ukraine invasion • Uncertain future for Ukraine’s nuclear power plants Russia’s attacks on the electrical grid are just one challenge facing Ukrainian nuclear power, says Matthew Sparkes

Death metal singing technique is also used by chatty bats

Boarding school rules help teenagers to get more sleep

Japanese firm races to make first private lunar landing

BBC film used face-swapping AI to hide the identities of Hong Kong protesters

Drones on strings puppeteer people in virtual reality

‘Unselfish’ genes could help us to boost crop yields

Volunteer project uses GPS to spot North Korean missile test

Universal flu vaccine shows promise • Mice given the experimental jab made antibodies against all 20 strains of seasonal influenza

Predator was one of the first fast-growing vertebrates

Paralympian joins new astronauts • European Space Agency plans to explore the feasibility of sending a “parastronaut” to space

Specific brain markers found for ADHD in children

Gliding sensors inspired by seeds biodegrade after use

A 48,500-year-old virus has been revived from permafrost

Mussel numbers have crashed in the river Thames

Meta’s board game-playing AI passes as human

Oldest army ant found in amber • Surprise find in 35-million-year-old tree sap identified as a new species

Huge satellite is brighter than almost all stars

Genetically modified tobacco plant makes cocaine in its leaves

JWST spots chemical reactions in exoplanet atmosphere

Improved urinal reduces splashback • Design inspired by a nautilus shell produces far less splatter than standard models

Dissolvable vaccine could prevent UTIs

Prosthetic leg can help with stairs

Male great bustards may use plants to treat infection

Really brief

Calling for justice • The push for climate reparations is gaining traction post COP27, but voices from the Global South must unite, says Zareen Zahid Qureshi

No planet B • Banding together A life-changing visit to a Ugandan research project on banded mongooses has shown me how international collaboration is vital for conservation, says Graham Lawton

Dress rehearsal

Your letters

A feast for the soul • From concrete dinosaurs to human evolution, exquisite plants to space travel, Simon Ings picks the best non-fiction to give to those you love this year

Spotlight on sci-fi • Uncertainty, dystopia – and hope. This is the sci-fi to share this year, says Sally Adee

The TV column • Getting real Zac Efron’s Down to Earth eco-documentary series set out to make sustainability sexy with a lifestyle approach to climate activism. Now, he is back with a far more serious season two, focusing on Australia, says Bethan Ackerley

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