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Humans

Police can now track killers using relatives’ DNA 鈥� but should they?

Peanut Warning

Health

Why allergies aren鈥檛 nuts at all

penguins

Environment

Extreme tales from a record-breaking dive in the Antarctic

sign warning of peanut dust in the area

Health

Allergy explosion: They are on the rise, and here鈥檚 why

Michel Siffre in cave

Health

This man spent months alone underground 鈥� and it warped his mind

man on lawnmower

Health

Allergy explosion: What causes allergies and how to avoid them

illustration of woman sneezing

Health

Allergy explosion: The truth behind the most common myths

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Technology

Uncrackable computer chips stop malicious bugs attacking your computer

Table of contents

Leaders

Computer Code

Technology

Cybersecurity is failing us 鈥� and will continue to do so unless we act

Our current model of internet security is too vulnerable to the mistakes of individual programmers. Better alternatives exist 鈥� and should be deployed

Health

Why allergies aren鈥檛 nuts at all

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Environment

Two huge Antarctic glaciers are losing much more ice than we thought

The Totten and Moscow University glaciers in east Antarctica have lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2002. Between them they could raise sea levels by 5 metres

Earth

Global warming may become unstoppable even if we stick to Paris target

Environment

More than 90 people killed in massive earthquake on island of Lombok

Technology

Radio jammers saved Venezuela’s president from deadly drone attack

Health

Deaths caused by the opioid fentanyl are rising in the UK

Technology

Football teams secretly using AI to predict injuries before they occur

Health

Boy鈥檚 brain works just fine after a large piece was removed

Physics

Sound waves are a form of antigravity because they have negative mass

Humans

It may be impossible to evolve a large brain if you hibernate

Environment

The underwater drones that hunt for oil spills beneath the waves

Health

Modified mosquitoes wipe out whole city鈥檚 dengue for the first time

Health

Google Glass app uses emojis to help children with autism read faces

Environment

Small dogs urinate higher up lamp posts to make themselves seem bigger

Health

Bio-engineered lungs are the first successful organs made in the lab

Earth

Did ancient Mayan civilisation collapse because of a sudden drought?

Physics

Dark matter might be harder to detect because it鈥檚 not from our galaxy

Space

Explosive facelift left star looking much younger than its true age

Health

Newly-discovered type of lung cell has central role in cystic fibrosis

Technology

AI camera to help spot the best grapes for making pesticide-free wine

Environment

Lemurs self-medicate by rubbing toxic millipedes over their bottoms

Pulses of laser light could find murder victims in unmarked graves

Humans

Mystery of Welsh bodies buried at Stonehenge as first stones arrived

An Amazonian snake has two types of venom that kill different prey

Health

When you ride the subway you share bacteria with everyone in your city

Analysis

court room

Humans

Police can now track killers using relatives’ DNA 鈥� but should they?

Genetic genealogy services are rapidly becoming a key source of forensic evidence, but do we really want the police to have access to everyone's DNA?

Environment

Can you get meat without dead animals? Why farmers are wrong to say no

Technology

Deepfakes won’t wreck politics this year even if politicians might

Technology

Row over 3D-printed firearms distracts from US gun violence crisis

Aperture

leaf-mimic katydid

Life

Master mimic insect is indistinguishable from a leaf on forest floor

Panama's Cocobolo Nature Reserve is a crucial pit stop for migratory species and holds a huge array of wildlife, including this master of disguise: a leaf-mimic katydid

Features

man on lawnmower

Health

Allergy explosion: What causes allergies and how to avoid them

We've all heard that being too clean can cause allergies, or exposure can help you beat them. Most advice doesn't stand up, but there are things that do seem to work

Health

Allergy explosion: The truth behind the most common myths

Health

Allergy explosion: They are on the rise, and here鈥檚 why

Environment

Extreme tales from a record-breaking dive in the Antarctic

Technology

Uncrackable computer chips stop malicious bugs attacking your computer

Health

This man spent months alone underground 鈥� and it warped his mind

Culture

stuffed rabbit

Environment

Don’t miss: Taxidermied rabbits, mucky biology and the digital future

See a taxidermied rabbit in a silver goblet at show about human-animal hybrids, read about biology's muckier side, and listen to tough talk about our digital future

Humans

Marvel Powers United VR: I saw Captain America’s huge thighs under me

Humans

Iceman: Our human history is the real star of a film about 脰tzi

Life

Buzz: A beautiful book shows why modern bees are hippy wasps at heart

Regulars

blueberry jam

Feedback: What would happen if Earth was made of blueberries?

Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more

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