Health
Should you give your data to a period tracker or smart breast pump?
News
This week's magazine
1 June 2019
Issue 3232
On the cover
Editor's picks
Health
Getting a little more sunlight is a simple health win for everyone
News
Physics
The secret of dark matter could be a particle the size of a planet
Features
Health
How getting more daylight can improve your mental and physical health
Features
Life
The evolution of Archaeopteryx is stranger than anyone imagined
Features
Life
What makes a good smell? Inside a multibillion dollar aromatic mystery
Features
Table of contents
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Space
SpaceX鈥檚 bright Starlink satellites are upsetting astronomers
SpaceX launched 60 internet satellites last week and their bright appearance has caused concern amongst astronomers, who say plans for 12,000 of them could ruin the night sky
News
Earth
The oceans are very slowly draining into the rock below Earth’s crust
News
Health
Specially created animal ‘cancer avatars’ could personalise treatments
News
Health
No one can be truly anonymous ever again thanks to genetic sequencing
News
Technology
DNA coated with silica could store masses of data in a single gram
News
Environment
Monkeys use their ‘eagle’ call to warn each other about drones
News
Technology
Drones flown straight at aircraft to test collision avoidance tech
News
Life
Organic matter from space preserved in 3.3-billion-year-old rocks
News
Technology
Robots conduct daily health inspections of schoolchildren in China
News
Health
Lyme disease is spreading across the US but your dog can help track it
News
Space
The young sun spun slowly, which could explain why we are here
News
Environment
China confirmed as source of illegal ozone-destroying chemicals
News
Humans
DNA from mummy’s tomb reveals ancient Egyptian origins of watermelon
News
Life
The tiniest fish are the most important for healthy coral reefs
News
Health
Gut microbes may determine whether infants develop food allergies
News
Life
Putting a bird feeder in your garden really does help wildlife
News
Health
Women less likely to receive CPR
News
Life
Chimps’ ingenuity earns them a treat
News
Environment
Keeping cool with wood
News
Technology
Polarisation on social media could be reduced with a few simple tweaks
News
Environment
The average animal will be 10 per cent smaller in the next century
News
Technology
Drone can transform into a tiny car to slide under small gaps
News
Technology
Working hypothesis: from buzzwords to Amazon workers
News
Analysis
Environment
What do the European Parliament results mean for climate change?
Green parties have made gains in the European Parliament and may become coalition partners. But newly-elected populists are likely to fight climate action
News
Technology
The backlash against face recognition has begun 鈥� but who will win?
News
Health
Should you give your data to a period tracker or smart breast pump?
News
Technology
Singapore’s ban on fake news sets a dangerous precedent
News
Technology
Forget rampant killer robots: AI鈥檚 real danger is far more insidious
News
Features
Health
How getting more daylight can improve your mental and physical health
Spending less time outside and more time in dim artificial light is disrupting our body clocks and undermining our health. The good news? A little daylight goes a long way
Features
Life
The evolution of Archaeopteryx is stranger than anyone imagined
Features
Life
What makes a good smell? Inside a multibillion dollar aromatic mystery
Features
Physics
The secret of dark matter could be a particle the size of a planet
Features
Culture
Earth
The mysterious diseases killing starfish, sea fans and shellfish
Ocean Outbreak unveils the little-known diseases wreaking havoc in the seas and the book does a first-rate job of inspiring readers at the same time
Culture
Space
Don’t miss: X-Men antics, hunting dark matter and taking on Glorkon
Culture
Technology
Surviving Mars lets you enjoy the highs and lows of building a colony
Culture
More
Environment
From the archives: Floating charge curtains to heal the ozone layer
25 years ago the ban on ozone-killing CFCs had only just come into force 鈥� and we reported on an unusual plan to speed the polar ozone hole鈥檚 recovery
Regulars
Technology
How to make a propeller buggy with a motor, a bottle and some straws
Regulars
Liana Finck cartoon
Regulars
Space
Tana Joseph: The Hubble Space Telescope hooked me on science
Regulars
Regulars
Feedback: And the gong goes to the zombie climate apocalypse
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
Why do cars have speed limits 鈥� is it physics or just practicality?
Last Word
Why is toast so different from bread heated in a microwave?
Last Word
This week鈥檚 new questions
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