Health
Down’s syndrome has become the newest front in the abortion wars
News
This week's magazine
24 March 2018
Issue 3170
On the cover
Editor's picks
Health
We must all wake up to the need for a good lie-in at the weekend
News
Health
Why dreaming is vital: Unlocking the power of REM sleep
Features
Humans
Dad power: The surprising new science of fatherhood
Features
Life
Return to Titan: Why this icy world is our best bet to find life
Features
Health
5 ways to boost your dreams and improve your health
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
Physics
Stephen Hawking was a brilliant ambassador for science
The death of Stephen Hawking has not just deprived the world of a great scientist, it has deprived science of an effective ambassador to the non-scientific world
News
Health
We must all wake up to the need for a good lie-in at the weekend
News
快猫短视频
Earth
Huge Australian bushfire was caused by unseasonal freak weather
A fire in New South Wales has destroyed 69 homes, even though Australia鈥檚 fire season is over 鈥� climate change may be a factor
News
Technology
Computers that calculate with light could make superfast AI
News
Health
The FDA wants to cut the nicotine in cigarettes by a third
News
Technology
An Uber self-driving car has killed a pedestrian in Arizona
News
Technology
Cambridge Analytica, Trump and Facebook 鈥� here鈥檚 what we know
News
Space
The universe may end in a collision with a bubble of nothingness
News
Health
First anatomical evidence of several types of schizophrenia
News
Humans
A fifth of people hear sounds when watching silent GIFs. Do you?
News
Environment
Why ancient deer returned to the sea and became whales
News
Health
Green tea extract may prevent Down鈥檚 syndrome face traits
News
Space
We鈥檝e just spotted the brightest mystery radio burst from space
News
Earth
US and Russia will soon face mega-heatwaves from climate change
News
Environment
Lab-grown pet food promises a wholesome vegan lifestyle for dogs
News
Humans
Our ancestors mated with the mystery ‘Denisovan’ people 鈥� twice
News
Technology
8 hilarious ways AI has outsmarted us to get the job done
News
Ten connected miniature organs are best human-on-a-chip yet
News
Physics
Mystery of neutrino masses may be explained by dark matter force
News
Earth
Craft beer may get cheaper thanks to GM yeast with hoppy flavour
News
Health
Electrodes fitted behind your ear can make you walk faster
News
Health
Band-aid made of youthful protein stops wounds from scarring
News
Technology
Chemistry bots collude on Twitter to speed up their experiments
News
Physics
Bacteria-killing nanofibres could make clothes that stop disease
News
Environment
Earthquake AI makes it easier to predict devastation of strikes
News
Earth
These searing hot chilli peppers are in danger thanks to snakes
News
Space
Dwarf planet Ceres has a water cycle but it鈥檚 not like Earth鈥檚
News
Analysis
Health
Down’s syndrome has become the newest front in the abortion wars
Abortions on the basis of disability are back in the spotlight thanks to a new test for Down's syndrome during pregnancy and law changes around the world
News
Humans
Killer kettles show security an afterthought for connected homes
News
Humans
The Novichok spy attack was brazen 鈥� it needs a tough response
News
Environment
Bottled water is bad 鈥� but microplastics aren鈥檛 the reason
News
Physics
A brief history of Stephen Hawking: A legacy of paradox
News
Features
Health
Why dreaming is vital: Unlocking the power of REM sleep
Dreams play a key role in boosting creative thought, memory, learning and even mental health. Now modern life may be cutting them short, with serious consequences
Features
Health
5 ways to boost your dreams and improve your health
Features
Humans
Dad power: The surprising new science of fatherhood
Features
Life
Return to Titan: Why this icy world is our best bet to find life
Features
