Earth
Plankton can save the ocean. But who will save the plankton?
News
This week's magazine
11 March 2017
Issue 3116
On the cover
Editor's picks
Earth
Trump’s assault on climate science will not make America great
News
Humans
Emotions are not universal 鈥� we build them for ourselves
Features
Physics
The string-loop theory that might finally untangle the universe
Features
Health
Good hydrations: Are health drinks healthy?
Features
Health
Good hydrations: Is tea or coffee better for you?
Features
Health
Good hydrations: Does milk make healthy brains and bones?
Features
Health
Good hydrations: Is fruit juice better than soda?
Features
Health
Good hydrations: Do I need eight glasses of water a day?
Features
Good hydrations: Is there a safe level of alcohol?
Features
Table of contents
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Space
China’s new rocket makes its debut flight into space
The KT-2, which carried an experimental satellite into low Earth orbit, is the latest in a series of lightweight Chinese rockets launched in recent months
News
Earth
Deep cuts to environmental research in Trump鈥檚 budget proposal
News
Earth
UK鈥檚 CO2 emissions lowest since 19th century as coal use falls
News
Health
Facebook is testing AI tools to help prevent suicide
News
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News
Health
Millions raised for women鈥檚 health after Trump鈥檚 abortion gag
News
Health
Brain鈥檚 reward system earns researchers 鈧�1 million prize
News
Earth
First yearly CO2 forecast predicts one of biggest rises ever
News
Health
Warmer weather could bring fresh Zika misery
News
Humans
Neanderthals may have medicated with penicillin and painkillers
News
Physics
Oldest, biggest black holes may have come from enormous stars
News
Health
Brain鈥檚 inability to see that something is safe causes OCD
News
Mind
Humans control robots with their minds by watching for mistakes
News
Physics
Fuzzy pulsars orbiting black holes could unmask quantum gravity
News
Health
Best anti-ageing exercise is high intensity interval training
News
Environment
Brighter sky helped boost US crop yields 鈥� but it may not last
News
Mind
Empathy device lets a friend鈥檚 brain signals move your hand
News
Earth
Sponge can soak up and release spilled oil hundreds of times
News
Health
Super-fast Parkinson’s app will track symptoms more closely
News
Environment
WW2 bomb craters are a home to rare and vulnerable animals
News
Health
Artificial embryo grown in a dish from two types of stem cells
News
Environment
Stubborn wasp queens pass their personality on to their colony
News
Technology
Why the dark net is more resilient to attack than the internet
News
Environment
Climbing plants use taste to avoid clinging to other weak vines
News
Life
Elephants sleep for just 2 hours a day 鈥� the least of any mammal
News
Humans
Older people are just as good at judging music as younger adults
News
Space
Moon’s hidden craters detected by gravity mapper
News
Technology
Image recognition app scans paintings to act like Shazam for art
News
Health
Autoimmune disorders linked to an increased risk of dementia
News
Analysis
Earth
Plankton can save the ocean. But who will save the plankton?
It's not just warming oceans we need to worry about. Crucial plankton have been discovered behaving strangely, but they may point the way to better geoengineering
News
Technology
Why do we get all nostalgic over old tech like the Nokia 3310?
News
Environment
De-extinction dilemma: reviving dead species may doom the living
News
Space
Moon billionaires: how Elon Musk is taking us back to the future
News
Features
Physics
The string-loop theory that might finally untangle the universe
Could two rival theories of the make-up of the cosmos really be the same thing? Pulling at the threads could reveal a deeper reality
Features
Health
Good hydrations: Do I need eight glasses of water a day?
Features
Health
Good hydrations: Is fruit juice better than soda?
Features
Health
Good hydrations: Does milk make healthy brains and bones?
Features
Health
Good hydrations: Is tea or coffee better for you?
Features
Health
Good hydrations: Are health drinks healthy?
Features
Good hydrations: Is there a safe level of alcohol?
Features
Humans
Emotions are not universal 鈥� we build them for ourselves
Features
Culture
Earth
Green thinking in the era of Trump
In a new political reality, the rights of the individual will overshadow how the US manages its environmental resources. Two new books explain the background
Culture
Winning words: Write us a sci-fi masterpiece in 48 hours
Culture
Technology
Strange futures, with air islands and dung radios
Culture
