Technology
UK surveillance bill makes a scientific ass out of the law
Opinion
This week's magazine
7 November 2015
Issue 3046
Editor's picks
Table of contents
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Earth
Australia can go green and have economic growth 鈥� if it wants to
A massive study suggests that even resource-dependent Australia could fully decarbonise and still enjoy economic growth, if politicians take action
News
Earth
Indonesian wildfires are releasing gigatonnes of carbon dioxide
News
Earth
The climate fact no one will admit: 2聽掳C warming is inevitable
News
Space
First images of Enceladus’s icy breath from closest ever fly-by
News
60 Seconds
News
Cyclone Chapala may bring three years of rain in a day to Yemen
News
Life
NASA debates where to land on Mars 鈥� but are we ready to go?
News
Technology
Confusion reigns over mid-air break up of Russian flight 7K9268
News
Earth
Did climate change jump-start human evolution in East Africa?
News
Space
Salt flats on Europa mean moon’s ocean may come to surface
News
Life
Police forces turn to science to put their tactics on trial
News
Health
New IVF calculator is best way yet to predict fertility success
News
Life
Sharp-eared T. rex may have stalked the night like today’s owls
News
Life
Leading theory of consciousness rocked by oddball study
News
Space
Molten metal storms rage on orphan planet that lost its star
News
Life
Crows might meet up for big dinners to exchange cutlery tips
News
Health
Death rates rise among white middle-aged US citizens
News
Environment
Vitamin supplements could save critically endangered kakapo
News
Space
Mars is ripping its beanbag moon Phobos apart
News
Health
Losing sense of smell could be linked to poor health
News
Health
Breath sensor quickly warns when pilots are low on oxygen
News
Environment
Fossil discovery could be the last common ancestor to all apes
News
Space
Bright light may not be dark matter’s smoking gun after all
News
Environment
Google cars used to sniff city air and make pollution maps
News
Technology
One Per Cent
News
Technology
Smart glasses translate video into sound to help the blind see
News
Humans
Lie-detecting algorithm spots fibbing faces better than humans
News
Technology
AI tool scours all the science on the web to find new knowledge
News
Sponsored
Big data, better health
News
Opinion
Health
To kill off cancer, the US needs a second National Cancer Act
Decades after the US launched a huge initiative against the disease, new legislation is needed to cut bureaucracy and finish the job
Opinion
Space
Settle the question of life on Mars before conquering Red Planet
Opinion
Health
Brain expert: Why I jumped ship to Google
Opinion
Health
The doctor in Antarctica creating medicine fit for space
Opinion
Features
Physics
Entangled universe: Could wormholes hold the cosmos together?
Weird connections through space-time might make reality real, giving us a promising new route to a theory of everything
Features
Earth
Why insects are the real rulers of the world
Features
Health
Can mental health apps replace human therapists?
Features
Culture
Technology
Data protection is complex and costly, finds Obfuscation
We worry but do little to safeguard our privacy. So what does it take to protect our data? This new book has an unsettling answer: cold, hard cash
Culture
Earth
The Elements of Power makes a green case for rare metals
Culture
Physics
Periodic Tales: all the elements of a splendid failure
Culture
Regulars
Feedback: the Illuminati wizards of CERN
Plus: fracking spokewoman digs herself into a hole, laser razors given a short shrift, London's chicken-coffee index, and more
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