Technology
No plugs needed: How wireless charging could set electric cars free
News
This week's magazine
16 February 2019
Issue 3217
On the cover
Editor's picks
Life
The decline of insects is nature鈥檚 alarm bell ringing very loudly
News
Physics
Evidence of new physics could have been under our noses all along
Features
Environment
The truth about cheese: The terrible costs of our favourite food
Features
Humans
How humans evolved to be both shockingly violent and super-cooperative
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
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Space
European Mars rover named after DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin
The European Space Agency is sending a rover to look for signs of life on Mars, and it has been named after one of the discoverers of DNA
News
Health
Annual screening for high-risk women in their 30s finds breast cancers
News
Environment
Green New Deal proposal includes free higher education and fair pay
News
Environment
Huge global extinction risk for insects could be worse than we thought
News
Technology
AI has helped rescue children trafficked for sexual exploitation
News
Humans
Unhappy Valentine鈥檚: Why bad memories of your ex are so hard to shake
News
Health
DNA test could boost IVF success rates without putting embryo at risk
News
Technology
The US plans to launch swarms of attack drones from robo-submarines
News
Humans
Sailors spread the ancient fashion for monuments like Stonehenge
News
Technology
Universal income study finds money for nothing won’t make us work less
News
Health
A painless pill containing tiny needles may one day replace injections
News
Earth
Coastal catastrophe looms larger as sea level forecasts creep upwards
News
Health
Beer before wine or wine before beer: the hangover is the same
News
Life
DNA-eating bacteria lurk beneath the Atlantic Ocean floor
News
Life
Tyrannosaurus rex might have accidentally helped fruit grow
News
Physics
Voting systems that let losing side win may increase overall happiness
News
Technology
AI can diagnose childhood illnesses better than some doctors
News
Health
Recommended gap between smear tests could increase thanks to HPV test
News
Life
Bees can pass a simple maths test but they might just be cheating
News
Health
Mouse toes partially regrown after amputation thanks to two proteins
News
Technology
Heat-sensitive fabric cools you on hot days and warms you in the cold
News
Physics
There鈥檚 a weird new type of magnet that shouldn’t be able to exist
News
Life
Australia has been home to hopping kangaroos for 20 million years
News
Physics
Material made from citrus fruit peel could help clean up oil spills
News
Analysis
Technology
No plugs needed: How wireless charging could set electric cars free
The rise of wireless charging for electric cars means you may never have to worry about plugging in again
News
Comment
Game theory says Brexit negotiations are now all about avoiding blame
News
Comment
Don’t believe women in science face huge inequality? Here’s the proof
News
Health
Trump wants to end HIV infections by 2030 – here’s how to do it
News
Features
Environment
The truth about cheese: The terrible costs of our favourite food
It might be hard to swallow, but if you think cheese is better than meat for both animal welfare and the environment, you need to think again
Features
Physics
Evidence of new physics could have been under our noses all along
Features
Humans
How humans evolved to be both shockingly violent and super-cooperative
Features
Culture
Environment
There is No Planet B review: How to save Earth by changing humans
Can Mike Berners-Lee's guide to changing how we think and live help us dump our dangerous habits and learn to use resources respectfully rather than rapaciously? (When you buy through links on this page we may earn a small commission, but this plays no role in what we review or our opinion of it.)
Culture
Technology
Don’t miss: A chance to grapple with time travel, the joy of maths
Culture
Life
A Place That Exists Only in Moonlight review: Sublime raid on infinity
Culture
Environment
The Wall review 鈥� A dystopian adventure for the climate change era
Culture
