Health
Why US society is so vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic
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This week's magazine
28 March 2020
Issue 3275
On the cover
Editor's picks
Health
There are constructive steps we can all take to fight the coronavirus
News
Humans
A new wave of apps say they can improve your friendships 鈥� can they?
Features
Health
How to fight infection by turning back your immune system’s clock
Features
Physics
How a new twist on quantum theory could solve its biggest mystery
Features
Table of contents
快猫短视频
World in lockdown as coronavirus cases soar
Many countries around the world have put their populations in lockdown as covid-19 cases continue to rise
News
Health
We haven鈥檛 identified any new drugs for severe covid-19 cases yet
News
Health
Can you catch the coronavirus twice? We don鈥檛 know yet
News
Health
You could be spreading the coronavirus without realising you鈥檝e got it
News
Life
World鈥檚 highest mammal discovered at the top of a Mars-like volcano
News
Space
Strange lines on Venus may be folded stacks of lava eroded by wind
News
Space
Tiny meteorite found in Antarctica came from an unknown asteroid
News
Humans
DNA analysis reveals just how intertwined ancient human lineages are
News
Life
We may have started keeping lapdogs as pets 2000 years ago
News
Health
Brain implant detects and turns down symptoms of Parkinson鈥檚 disease
News
Life
Penguins call out as they hunt under water but we鈥檙e not sure why
News
Health
Our guts may sense sugar and low-calorie sweeteners differently
News
Space
Bombing asteroid Ryugu reveals it is a spritely 9 million years old
News
Environment
Just opening a plastic bottle can release thousands of microplastics
News
Technology
Fish scales turned into flexible and biodegradable electronic displays
News
Health
Brain ultrasound scanner could speed diagnosis of head injuries
News
Environment
Fish used for sushi now carry 283 times more parasites than in 1980s
News
Health
Genetically modified neurons could help us connect to implants
News
Analysis
Health
UK’s scientific advice on coronavirus is a cause for concern
The UK government has published details of the scientific advice behind its strategies to tackle the covid-19 outbreak, but outside experts say it is missing key points and hasn't been implemented properly
News
Health
Why US society is so vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic
News
Health
Even the ‘best science’ doesn鈥檛 have the final word on covid-19
News
Physics
We still don’t understand a basic fact about the universe
News
Features
Physics
How a new twist on quantum theory could solve its biggest mystery
The "wave function collapse" transforms vague clouds of quantum possibilities into the physical reality we know 鈥� but no one knows how. New experiments are finally revealing reality in the making
Features
Humans
A new wave of apps say they can improve your friendships 鈥� can they?
Features
Health
How to fight infection by turning back your immune system’s clock
Features
Culture
Life
The evolutionary mystery of flying may finally be cracked by genetics
Finding out how flight evolved or animals moved onto land is all about a collision of palaeontology and genetics, argue two new books
Culture
Physics
Jim Al-Khalili’s The World According to Physics is a thrilling ride
Culture
Humans
Don鈥檛 Miss: Interactive thriller, spring journey and human futures
Culture
Technology
Doom Eternal review: A welcome adrenaline-inducing distraction
Culture
More
Tom Gauld ask will you take the red pill, blue pill or maybe another?
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
Regulars
Humans
A 50-year-old brief history of universities
Regulars
Humans
The science of pastry: Master a shortcrust and make a rhubarb tart
Regulars
Twisteddoodles finds covid-19 is the only thing on our minds
Regulars
Humans
Death researcher on pandemics and our fascination with dying
Regulars
Regulars
Feedback’s top tips for self-isolation
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
Night watch: How do sleep trackers work?
Last Word
Seat of wisdom: Have we always known it’s the brain?
Last Word
This week鈥檚 new questions
Last Word
