Technology
China is showing the rest of the world how to build a cashless society
News
This week's magazine
12 January 2019
Issue 3212
On the cover
Editor's picks
Health
Here’s how we can make work work for all of us
News
Space
Taking an elevator into space could actually happen. Here’s how
Features
Mind
Winning at work: Is flexible working actually a good idea?
Features
Health
Winning at work: How to create the perfect desk space
Features
Mind
Winning at work: Why hot-desking and open-plan offices are bad for you
Features
Mind
Winning at work: How to take the perfect stress-busting break
Features
Life
In the beginning: The full story of life on Earth can finally be told
Features
Health
Winning at work: How to avoid getting sick in the office
Features
Mind
Winning at work: How to plan your day (and avoid the afternoon slump)
Features
Mind
Winning at work: How to stay focused and avoid distractions
Features
Health
Winning at work: Why chilling out is the route to job success
Features
Mind
Winning at work: How to manage your boss鈥� and get that pay rise
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
快猫短视频
Humans
Top geneticist calls for global rules for ethical human genome editing
Following the shock announcement of the world's first genome-edited babies, geneticist Robin Lovell-Badge says the world must agree a set of safety protocols
News
Health
NHS 10-year-plan aims to expand digital healthcare and genetic testing
News
Technology
Hackers have leaked personal details of hundreds of German politicians
News
Space
China鈥檚 Chang鈥檈 4 makes historic first landing on the moon’s far side
News
Technology
A UK police force is dropping tricky cases on advice of an algorithm
News
Health
Exclusive: Cuba failed to report thousands of Zika virus cases in 2017
News
Life
Fetal sharks may look for food by swimming around inside their mothers
News
Space
Radio wave bursts from space keep hitting Earth and we don’t know why
News
Humans
Ice from the Alps reveals Europeans ditched gold for silver in AD 660
News
Technology
Ditching Facebook could reduce stress but also make you less happy
News
Life
Black-haired monkeys in Costa Rica are suddenly turning blonde
News
Space
We could drill water wells in Martian ice to survive on the Red Planet
News
Mind
Bereaved people unconsciously suppress thoughts of lost loved ones
News
Health
AI can identify rare genetic disorders by the shape of someone鈥檚 face
News
Environment
Baby chicks could be given faecal transplants to ward off infections
News
Space
A cosmic collision may be coming for our galaxy sooner than we thought
News
Life
Fixing a flaw in photosynthesis could massively boost food production
News
Life
Rabbits that don’t eat their own faeces are small and weak
News
Health
Genome sequencing reveals disease risk in otherwise healthy babies
News
Health
Green light implant relieves urinary incontinence in rats
News
Space
Massive space rock smash-up with Uranus recreated in a riot of colour
News
Space
Self-cleaning spacesuits could help astronauts cope with Martian dust
News
Humans
Australians care if politicians tell lies, but people in the US don’t
News
Space
Crashing tidal waves may lurk beneath the surface of icy moons
News
Life
Leafcutter ants have their own landfill sites that emit greenhouse gas
News
Analysis
Technology
China is showing the rest of the world how to build a cashless society
Mobile payment services are seeing explosive growth in China, where apps like Alipay and WeChat Pay let people do everything from paying bills to booking a taxi
News
Comment
Japan鈥檚 plan to resume commercial whaling could actually help whales
News
Comment
Don鈥檛 panic about children鈥檚 screen time, try these tips instead
News
Environment
Why the UK using less electricity is weirdly bad news for the climate
News
Features
Life
In the beginning: The full story of life on Earth can finally be told
The events of the first 3.5 billion years of evolution are coming to light at last and they include far more drama and intrigue than we ever imagined
Features
Mind
Winning at work: How to plan your day (and avoid the afternoon slump)
Features
Health
Winning at work: How to create the perfect desk space
Features
Health
Winning at work: Why chilling out is the route to job success
Features
Mind
Winning at work: Why hot-desking and open-plan offices are bad for you
Features
Mind
Winning at work: How to stay focused and avoid distractions
Features
Mind
Winning at work: How to take the perfect stress-busting break
Features
Mind
Winning at work: Is flexible working actually a good idea?
Features
Mind
Winning at work: How to manage your boss鈥� and get that pay rise
Features
Health
Winning at work: How to avoid getting sick in the office
Features
Space
Taking an elevator into space could actually happen. Here’s how
Features
Culture
Comment
An AI conference warns us why we need to mind our language
We鈥檙e using the wrong words to talk about artificial intelligence. The 11th of our 12 Days of Culture shows where we鈥檝e gone wrong and why it really matters
Culture
Don’t miss: 500 years of women in medicine and the future of design
Culture
Health
Burden of Genius review: The story of the first liver transplants
Culture
Technology
Mohammed VI Museum of Water Civilization review 鈥� lessons from Morocco
Culture
