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Gamers seemed to be more comfortable after playing in a specialist gaming chair compared with a standard office chair

How the Red Planet acquired its two moons, Phobos and Deimos, is unknown – they could have formed after something collided with the planet, or started out as asteroids – but now there is a hint of a cometary origin

The light signature from GLASS-z12, one of the most distant galaxies we have ever seen, suggests some of its stars have already exploded as supernovae

We already have evidence that rock dust can remove carbon dioxide from the air – now there are signs that spreading the dust on farm fields also enhances crop growth

Three experiments have been selected to fly to the moon alongside NASA’s Artemis III astronauts, all designed to help with future long-term stays on the moon and eventually Mars

An AI-powered robot named Emo watches people’s facial expressions and tries to match them, in an effort to make robots more relatable

We are heading for a demographic crunch later this century, but might a workforce of intelligent machines compensate for a likely lack of human workers?

Long considered damaging to walls, a living coating of ivy can actually stabilise temperature and humidity and lower your energy bills, finds James Wong

An astronaut on a journey far from home appears to be losing his grip. But the opposite is closer to the truth in a movie with many virtues, transcendental aspirations and a rather overblown conceit, says Simon Ings

Douglas Vakoch of METI International explains how NASA drew on the organisation's expertise at attempting to contact extraterrestrial intelligence to help craft a message to Europa

Annie Jacobsen's unusually detailed account of our nuclear past and present is a terrifying look at what would happen if a nuclear power attacked the US

Feedback is inspired by new research suggesting that the decision-making of umpires at baseball games was influenced by criticism from spectators

The universe has been surprising us ever since we first looked into the cosmic darkness. We should embrace serendipity in science, says Chris Lintott

CERN scientist Harry Cliff takes us to the heart of developments in cosmology and particle physics in his engaging, accessible guide

A novel antibody therapy makes the immune system of old mice appear younger, allowing the animals to better fend off infections and reduce inflammation

Gravitons, the particles thought to carry gravity, have never been seen in space – but something very similar has been detected in a semiconductor

There are thousands of species at risk of extinction, and we can’t save them all – how do conservationists think about which ones to focus on?

We are finally getting to grips with why solitude is so important. Here's how to use your alone time to get the biggest boost to your health and relationships

Many medical implants run on batteries that need to be recharged, but what if you could do so just by breathing?

The black hole at the centre of our galaxy, known as Sagittarius A*, has been captured in polarised light to reveal its magnetic field