Technology
Face-faking AI isn’t just for porn 鈥� it will change the world
News
This week's magazine
17 March 2018
Issue 3169
On the cover
Editor's picks
Earth
The Arctic is sending us signals of impending climate chaos
News
Health
New shades: The controversial quest to ‘fix’ colour blindness
Features
Physics
Why the big bang was not the beginning
Features
Humans
The shocking truth of Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments
Features
Earth
How concrete and condoms could turn a greenhouse gas green
Features
Table of contents
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Earth
Polar melt may shut down the Atlantic current that warms Europe
Melting Arctic ice flooding into the Atlantic could put the ocean circulation that warms Europe in danger, triggering dramatic sea level rise and drought
News
Environment
We could lose 40,000 species by 2100 due to climate change
News
Health
Malfunctioning fertility clinic tanks may put eggs at risk
News
Technology
$10m prize to let you feel what a distant robot is feeling
News
Health
What are Novichok nerve agents and did Russia do it?
News
Space
Weird crystals could grow on Titan and help alien life thrive
News
Earth
Leopards that live in cities are protecting people from rabies
News
Health
Being in a relationship really does seem to make you fatter
News
Space
The sun鈥檚 mysteriously hot corona may be due to invisible plasma
News
Technology
AI drones are controlling self-driving diggers on building sites
News
Health
Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake
News
Earth
Deep sea discovery suggests world’s oldest fossils misunderstood
News
Humans
Young babies disapprove when they see adults acting immorally
News
Space
Ancient black holes may have made the first stars look cool
News
Environment
Puppy smart toy reveals who’ll be a good guide dog
News
Space
We could find advanced aliens by looking for their space junk
News
Environment
Two herbivores gang up and silence a plant’s cries for help
News
Physics
Eco-friendly nanowood is a super strong and recyclable styrofoam
News
Technology
Fake news travels six times faster than the truth on Twitter
News
Health
Could a bedtime pill protect you from morning heart attacks?
News
Earth
Ancient birds couldn鈥檛 sit on their eggs without smashing them
News
Health
A high fibre diet helps treat diabetes by changing gut bacteria
News
Physics
Stretchy 鈥榚lectric skin鈥� generates power from your movements
News
Earth
Parts of San Francisco are sinking faster than the sea is rising
News
Analysis
Technology
Face-faking AI isn’t just for porn 鈥� it will change the world
It is easier than ever to create artificial people and doctored video, and this new tech goes far beyond fake news and porn
News
Health
Allow lesbians to use ‘three-parent’ baby IVF to have children
News
Health
Nice prize for Alzheimer’s work, shame about the lack of a cure
News
Health
23andMe’s breast cancer test may create false sense of security
News
Features
Physics
Why the big bang was not the beginning
First hints are emerging of a universe that existed before our own: an alien world of chaos where time, space and geometry were yet to form
Features
Earth
How concrete and condoms could turn a greenhouse gas green
Features
Health
New shades: The controversial quest to ‘fix’ colour blindness
Features
Humans
The shocking truth of Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments
Features
