This week's magazine
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Comment
It has been a good/bad week for women in physics
News
Health
Nobody can agree about antidepressants. Here’s what you need to know
Features
Physics
There’s a glitch at the edge of the universe that could remake physics
Features
Technology
Why the quest for ethical AI is doomed to failure
Features
Life
The colour blind octopus that mastered the art of disguise
Features
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Death toll climbs after a massive tsunami hit Indonesia
A massive earthquake and tsunami has hit the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Over 1300 people have died and another 50,000 people have been displaced
News
Physics
Donna Strickland is the third woman ever to win a physics Nobel Prize
News
Physics
Physicist sparks gender row after claiming women are worse at physics
News
Technology
Massive Facebook data breach left 50 million accounts exposed
News
Environment
Domesticating tomatoes took millennia – we can now redo it in 3 years
News
Physics
Weird signals in Antarctica could be hints of a new realm of physics
News
Humans
Neanderthals had dexterous hands that could have held tools like a pen
News
Technology
Facebook’s AI is writing short stories and they actually make sense
News
Health
Monkeypox has reached the UK – here’s what you need to know
News
Environment
Cargo ships through the Arctic may cool the region with pollution
News
Environment
AI eavesdrops on Borneo’s rainforests to check on biodiversity
News
Humans
Every man in Spain was wiped out 4500 years ago by hostile invaders
News
Space
Why haven’t we heard from aliens? Because we’ve barely started looking
News
Environment
Cats are actually useless at catching rats – they prefer smaller prey
News
Technology
Thought police: Spotting cyber criminals before they break the law
News
Environment
Shockwaves from second world war bombs rattled the edge of space
News
Life
Baby giraffes with small and oval markings are most likely to die
News
Health
Fluke experiment hints deep brain stimulation really treats depression
News
Technology
This robot crawls over your body and scans your skin with a microscope
News
Life
Manta rays have a special trick for filtering very tiny bits of food
News
Life
Pollution threatens to wipe out half of all orca communities
News
Physics
Laser beams have gravity and can warp the fabric of the universe
News
Technology
A swarm of robots weaves giant cocoons using fibreglass thread
News
Life
Female flies evolved serrated genitals that get in the way during sex
News
Analysis
Space
Row with Russia and SpaceX delays could leave NASA unable to reach ISS
Talk of sabotage on the International Space Station has exposed cracks in the US-Russia space relationship that could see NASA unable to fly astronauts into orbit
News
We challenged MI5’s mass surveillance. Then they spied on us
News
Comment
It is 2018, so why are we still debating whether women can do physics?
News
Health
Does more than 2 hours of screen time really harm children’s brains?
News
Features
Physics
There’s a glitch at the edge of the universe that could remake physics
One mysterious number determines how physics, chemistry and biology work. But controversial experimental hints suggest it's not one number at all
Features
Health
Nobody can agree about antidepressants. Here’s what you need to know
Features
Life
The colour blind octopus that mastered the art of disguise
Features
Technology
Why the quest for ethical AI is doomed to failure
Features
Culture
Life
David Attenborough’s Life on Earth review – a revamped classic
A fresh version of David Attenborough's classic book may be light on climate change, but it should inspire a new generation to cherish life on earth
Culture
Environment
Don’t Miss: missing green, a doomed sub, and a giant fatberg
Culture
Health
Spaces and Politics of Motherhood review – Truths about breastfeeding
Culture