This week's magazine
23 April 2016
Issue 3070
On the cover
Editor's picks
¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµs exempted but anti-lobbying clause still did damage
Earth
How two tiny dots defy the history of life and the solar system
Humans
The 4 genetic traits that helped humans conquer the world
Humans
Meet our hybrid ancestors who kept extinct humans’ DNA alive
Table of contents
Leaders
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Health
Dementia incidence for over 65s has fallen drastically in UK men
Over the past 20 years, the incidence of dementia has fallen by 41 per cent in men – but only by 2.5 per cent in women, who are more prone to the disease
Health
Why super-gonorrhoea is spreading and may soon be untreatable
Earth
Brexit might lead to weaker environmental rules, says report
Earth
No link between major earthquakes that struck Japan and Ecuador
60 Seconds
Physics
Water telescope’s first sky map shows flickering black holes
Technology
How can we keep aircraft safe from future drone strikes?
Environment
Los Angeles launches hunt for unknown species hiding in cities
Physics
Gravitational wave hunters gear up to detect extreme black holes
Environment
Dolphins have a language that helps them solve problems together
Life
Cow’s milk has vital prebiotic for a healthy baby’s microbiome
Physics
Atomic memory could store US Library of Congress in a dust speck
Earth
Waking supervolcano makes North Korea and West join forces
Earth
Face-to-face with Great Barrier Reef’s worst coral bleaching
Dusty doughnut around massive black hole spied for first time
Earth
Pollutants found in fish we eat can compromise body’s defences
Physics
Saturn probe Cassini hoovers up dust from distant stars
Environment
Watch a rattlesnake plan attack by clearing path for its strike
Life
We are zombies rewriting our mental history to feel in control
Environment
Mysterious deep-sea sharks biting chunks out of migrating whales
Health
Newly discovered hormone could fight type 2 diabetes and obesity
Space
Never-before-seen galaxy spotted orbiting the Milky Way
Humans
38 genes influence when you lose your virginity. But so what?
Technology
Metadating helps you find love based on your everyday data
Technology
Turn your skin into a screen with a super-thin digital display
Health
Wireless signal sent through meat fast enough to watch Netflix
Technology
How to explore Guatemala’s Mayan ruins from 4500 kilometres away
Technology
One Per Cent
Opinion
Health
Warning: Wakefield’s anti-vax film may make you sick
Andrew Wakefield's documentary attempting to prop up his discredited linking of MMR vaccine to autism is one for the conspiracy theorists, says Paul Offit
Earth
We can avoid a water crisis, but the fix will be hard to swallow
Analysis
Earth
Do flatlining emissions make Paris climate deal more realistic?
Global CO2 emissions have stalled. Have we reached a turning point, or are delegates at this week's UN signing ceremony putting their names to a doomed deal?
Health
The clap trap: Did ancient STIs make humans monogamous?
Features
Earth
How two tiny dots defy the history of life and the solar system
Two specks of rock that formed when Earth was young suggest we've got to rethink everything from the story of the solar system to the origins of life
Humans
Meet our hybrid ancestors who kept extinct humans’ DNA alive
Humans
The 4 genetic traits that helped humans conquer the world
Culture
Regulars
Humans
Feedback: A hot tip on the latest celebrity diet
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more