This week's magazine
22 September 2018
Issue 3196
On the cover
Editor's picks
News
Humans
People are more clued up about science than you might think
News
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: Why does anything exist at all?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: Is there life out there?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: What makes supermassive black holes?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: Is our solar system normal?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: What is dark matter?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: What makes monster stars?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: Is Earth in a special place?
Features
Mind
Why your brain is hardwired to be bad at economics – and how to fix it
Features
Life
The mystery of the dinosaur with crocodile jaws, bear claws and a sail
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: How will it all end?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: What came before the big bang?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: How did it all begin?
Features
Table of contents
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Revealed: What the UK public really thinks about the future of science
The 2018 ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµ Asks the Public survey reveals that people are well-informed about science and technology, but politicians are ignoring their hopes and fears
News
Only one in five UK adults would choose to live forever if they could
News
Space
A third of us would go one-way to Mars – but it may shrink your brain
News
Life
Artificial genes show life does not have to be based on DNA
News
Physics
Hydrogen can form ‘ghost bonds’ with something that isn’t even there
News
Space
Why a rake on the moon messed up our theories of life on Earth
News
Humans
You should soothe babies who wake at night – it speeds sleep training
News
Environment
Acid is dribbling out of the melting permafrost in the Arctic
News
Health
New Apple Watch heart monitor sounds great – here’s why it may not be
News
Space
We’ve found a pulsar spinning so slowly that it shouldn’t exist
News
Health
Gluten may be making you tired and depressed according to a new study
News
Technology
AI tries bad improv comedy to trick people into thinking it is human
News
Environment
Half the planet should be set aside for wildlife – to save ourselves
News
Technology
Watch this robotic fruit fly swoop, dive and perform impressive flips
News
Health
Bandages laser-bonded to your skin may fix wounds better than stitches
News
Environment
We may have reached Madagascar 6000 years earlier than once thought
News
Life
Peaceful basking sharks can leap just as powerfully as great whites
News
Just one tiny piece of plastic may be enough to kill a baby turtle
News
Health
BPA-free plastics seem to disrupt sperm and egg development in mice
News
Health
An antioxidant might lead to new therapies for bone arthritis
News
Physics
Watch a blast of sound turn floating drops into bubbles
News
Analysis
Health
Milk alternatives: Which are good for both you and the planet?
Milks made from peas, nuts and more are taking supermarket shelves by storm. Here's what you should be drinking if you care about your health and the environment
News
Comment
Heart-tugging tales of crowdfunded cancer ‘cures’ fuel quack medicine
News
Comment
It’s an outrage that Turkey is ditching Darwin from science textbooks
News
Health
Can a low-carb diet really help shed weight and reverse diabetes?
News
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: How did it all begin?
A faint afterglow in the sky tells of a universe that exploded into being 13.8 billion years ago. But we haven't got the full story of the big bang nailed yet
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: What came before the big bang?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: How will it all end?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: Is Earth in a special place?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: What makes monster stars?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: What is dark matter?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: Is our solar system normal?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: Is there life out there?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: What makes supermassive black holes?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: Why does anything exist at all?
Features
Life
The mystery of the dinosaur with crocodile jaws, bear claws and a sail
Features
Mind
Why your brain is hardwired to be bad at economics – and how to fix it
Features
Culture
Space
Lunar renaissance: start celebrating Earth’s first moon landing
A biopic about Neil Armstrong, a moon festival in London, real Chinese missions - there’s a lot to enjoy as we near the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing
Culture
Humans
Don’t miss: A digital sidekick, culture of crystals and bits of bear
Culture
Technology
Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt review – a joyful peek under the hood
Culture