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Does people power make a difference? The truth about protests
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This week's magazine
22 June 2019
Issue 3235
Editor's picks
Table of contents
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Environment
Extreme temperatures melt sea ice in Greenland
This extraordinary photograph was taken by climate scientist Steffen Olsen of the Danish Meteorological Institute on 13 June and subsequently went viral online
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Life
Dogs evolved a special muscle that lets them make puppy dog eyes
News
Health
Microbes from farms may protect children from asthma even in cities
News
Health
Prisoners in China are still being used as organ donors, says inquiry
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Health
People with narcolepsy may be more creative because of how they sleep
News
Space
Our galaxy’s central black hole is oddly quiet 鈥� now we may know why
News
Humans
Yaz谋l谋kaya: A 3000-year-old Hittite mystery may finally be solved
News
Space
We may be witnessing the birth of an exomoon around a distant world
News
Environment
UK commits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050
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Physics
How to make the perfect cr锚pe according to fluid dynamics
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Environment
Superweeds are on the brink of becoming resistant to all weedkillers
News
Health
More than half of all Ebola outbreaks are going undetected
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Technology
A robot has learned to use irony and now people like it more
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Health
Strange fat cells in our bones grow rather than shrink when we starve
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Health
Two hours a week spent outdoors in nature linked with better health
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Space
Europa鈥檚 salty surface may indicate an ocean that鈥檚 good for life
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Chemistry
Crisp packets made of a new material could be much easier to recycle
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Health
Ethnic minority children are exposed to more noise pollution at school
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Humans
Tombs in China reveal humans were smoking cannabis 2500 years ago
News
Humans
Bronze Age British settlement burned down a year after being built
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Space
Working hypothesis: From DJ sets in space to ancient bagels
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Analysis
Environment
High-tech vertical farming is on the rise 鈥� but is it any greener?
Online supermarket Ocado is investing 拢17 million in vertical farming in the UK. The approach uses no pesticides, but it can still have a hefty carbon footprint
News
Humans
Does people power make a difference? The truth about protests
News
Health
Labelling people “anti-vaxxers” ignores real roots of their concerns
News
Environment
Religion must rise to the challenge of climate change too
News
Features
Mind
Explaining consciousness and the other biggest mysteries of your brain
What happens when we think? Why are some brains resistant to decline? How do you make a brain? What makes you smart? Find out in our guide to the most important organ
Features
Space
How Mercury and Venus can guide our hunt for alien life on exoplanets
Features
Culture
Health
The pioneering podcast that’s breaking the silence on women’s health
From IVF to miscarriage, the podcast She Says She's Fine wants women to share their intimate secrets and get informed about sexual and reproductive health
Culture
Space
Don’t miss: men on the moon, robots in orbit and museums in the street
Culture
Technology
What will your digital footprint tell people about you when you die?
Culture
Life
Chernobyl and The Terror docu-dramas expose horror’s many faces
Culture
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Technology
How to use a BBC micro:bit to make a sound-activated mirror ball
A BBC micro:bit program and a sound sensor will get the party started. Here's how to make a disco ball that automatically spins when music plays
Regulars
Liana Finck cartoon
Regulars
Humans
Ruth Mace on human evolution and surviving the apocalypse with yaks
Regulars
Regulars
Feedback: Can the US resist the might of the metric system?
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
This week鈥檚 new questions
Last Word
Why don鈥檛 birds eyeballs freeze in the extreme cold?
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What is dust, and is it harmful to human health?
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