Earth
Europe’s last wildernesses are under threat 鈥� can we save them?
News
This week's magazine
9 September 2017
Issue 3142
On the cover
Editor's picks
Humans
Democracy needs an upgrade to ensure it keeps people on its side
News
Physics
What if the diminutive electron isn鈥檛 as small as it gets?
Features
Health
Don’t quit now: Why you have more willpower than you think
Features
Health
Candy crusher: The man who turned the world against sugar
Features
Health
Eight ways to achieve your goals 鈥� no willpower required
Features
Technology
How crooks stalled the rise of electric cars for 100 years
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
Technology
Failed electric buses remind us that roads not taken do matter
Human actions rather than technology undermined London's electric buses 100 years ago, showing there's plenty to be learned by revisiting the past
News
Humans
Democracy needs an upgrade to ensure it keeps people on its side
News
快猫短视频
Technology
Seismic tests hint North Korea鈥檚 nuke is its first hydrogen bomb
Kim Jong-un鈥檚 latest test is probably an order of magnitude bigger than the last one, about a year ago 鈥� and suggests the nation has developed a worrying new capability
News
Health
Pioneering gene therapy approved for leukaemia in the US
News
Earth
Explosions heard at flooded Texas chemical plant after hurricane
News
Earth
Brazil rejects bid to drill for oil near unique Amazon reef
News
60 Seconds
News
Earth
Asteroid Florence buzzes Earth in closest fly-by since 1890
News
Health
We still don鈥檛 really know what CRISPR does to human embryos
News
Earth
India floods: Apartment building collapses in Mumbai
News
Technology
Want to make your vote really count? Stick a blockchain on it
News
Health
We may be able to use Zika virus to attack brain cancer cells
News
Humans
Controversial footprints suggest we evolved in Europe not Africa
News
Environment
It took these monkeys just 13 years to learn how to crack nuts
News
Space
We鈥檝e just seen 15 new mysterious cosmic radio bursts from space
News
Humans
Alzheimer鈥檚 and smoking genes suggest we鈥檙e still evolving
News
Earth
‘Mother’ coral reefs are breathing life into their neighbours
News
Health
Computer knows how much pain you are in by studying your face
News
Health
This is how some blind people are able to echolocate like bats
News
Space
Weird ancient burst of light in the sky turns out to be a nova
News
Health
Fatal AI mistakes could be prevented by having human teachers
News
Environment
Fallen leaves could be turned into devices that store energy
News
Environment
Bee larvae fed beebread have no chance of becoming queen
News
Environment
Why the ostrich is the only living animal with four kneecaps
News
Space
Some TRAPPIST-1 planets may have the right conditions for water
News
Life
Lizard-bot spins its coiled tail to move easily through sand
News
Space
Hidden pockets of turbulent gas fuel stars in far-off galaxies
News
Environment
鈥楬ighwaymen鈥� beetles rob ants of the food in their stomachs
News
Health
Immigrant protections have halved kids鈥� mental health problems
News
Environment
We may finally understand why tropical plants have huge leaves
News
Space
One of Europa鈥檚 plumes may not exist, making hunt for life hard
News
Analysis
Earth
Europe’s last wildernesses are under threat 鈥� can we save them?
A glut of new dams and motorways in eastern and south-eastern Europe will bring prosperity, but could mean unique flora and fauna will soon be gone for good
News
Health
Your teenager’s biology demands later school starts and lie-ins
News
Earth
The cities in the firing line for the next Hurricane Harvey
News
Features
Health
Don’t quit now: Why you have more willpower than you think
Willpower is not the limited resource we once thought it was. A simple attitude-hack is all that stands between you and endless motivation
Features
Health
Eight ways to achieve your goals 鈥� no willpower required
Features
Technology
How crooks stalled the rise of electric cars for 100 years
Features
Physics
What if the diminutive electron isn鈥檛 as small as it gets?
Features
Health
Candy crusher: The man who turned the world against sugar
Features
