Environment
Many plants may soon be illegal in France and no one knows what to do
News
This week's magazine
21 March 2020
Issue 3274
On the cover
Editor's picks
Health
To fight the coronavirus pandemic effectively we need lots more data
News
Life
Wasps may benefit us as much as bees. Could we learn to love them?
Features
Humans
The stunning east Asian city that dates to the dawn of civilisation
Features
Health
How soon will we have a coronavirus vaccine? The race against covid-19
Features
Table of contents
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Countries around the world adopt strict coronavirus measures
The total number of coronavirus cases and deaths outside China has now overtaken those within the country, and the WHO has called for more testing for covid-19
News
Health
We have to respect the coronavirus 鈥� and learn as the disease evolves
News
Health
We’re beginning to understand the biology of the covid-19 virus
News
Environment
AI pollution monitor could forecast harmful particles in the air
News
Space
Mars may once have had right conditions for RNA to develop into life
News
Health
Type 1 diabetes may be two conditions that need different treatments
News
Environment
Amazon deforestation looks set to hit a record high in 2020
News
Technology
AI hotel assistant persuades guests to use less water and electricity
News
Space
Solar flares and cosmic rays may make Proxima b warm enough for life
News
Humans
Our ancestors may have run a million years earlier than we thought
News
Space
Comet 67P is hiding nitrogen that could solve a solar system mystery
News
Life
Every Arabica coffee plant may come from a single common ancestor
News
Space
Liquid iron rain spotted on super-heated exoplanet WASP-76b
News
Life
Brazilian toads that eat scorpions can survive the venom of 10 stings
News
Life
Bacteria sacrifice themselves when under attack to save their colonies
News
Humans
鈥楤onehenge鈥�: Stone Age structure of mammoth bones discovered in Russia
News
Health
Half of people in the US would sell their genetic data for $95
News
Analysis
Environment
Many plants may soon be illegal in France and no one knows what to do
France's highest court has ruled that many common crops are illegal because they contain genetic mutations, but enforcing the law will be near impossible
News
Environment
All the reasons why organic food doesn鈥檛 deserve such bad press
News
Health
Is your salad going to kill you?
News
Features
Humans
The stunning east Asian city that dates to the dawn of civilisation
The mysterious Liangzhu civilisation was a neolithic "Venice of the East", rivalling ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia with its engineering marvels
Features
Life
Wasps may benefit us as much as bees. Could we learn to love them?
Features
Health
How soon will we have a coronavirus vaccine? The race against covid-19
Features
Culture
Physics
Radioactive review: A reimagining of Marie Curie’s luminous legacy
A new film squares up to the tough task of reinventing Marie Curie, one of science's biggest stars, by building a big picture of her work 鈥� and its future fallout
Culture
Humans
Don’t Miss: Sci-fi suburbia, star woman and London Games Festival
Culture
Humans
Westworld season 3 review: Five-star TV where nothing is what it seems
Culture
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The Truth About Equality In STEM
What form does discrimination take in science careers, and聽how prevalent is it? The STEM Survey 2020 lifts the lid on prejudice in the workplace
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Tom Gauld stumbles upon a decades-long academic feud
Regulars
Humans
How to make noodles: the art and science of manipulating gluten
Regulars
Twisteddoodles on the art of small talk
Regulars
Humans
Why people become strangely attached to their robot vacuum cleaners
Regulars
Regulars
Why you shouldn鈥檛 use Tito vodka to make your own hand sanitiser
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