Health
Deciding how to end lockdown will be hard, but we should do it soon
News
This week's magazine
11 April 2020
Issue 3277
On the cover
Editor's picks
Table of contents
快猫短视频
Health
Coronavirus will play out very differently in world’s poorest nations
Cases of covid-19 have been slow to appear in developing economies, but now they are ramping up. Slums and refugee camps could be particularly vulnerable
News
Health
Does the ACE2 protein explain covid-19 risk for underlying conditions?
News
Health
When will lockdown end? Nations look for coronavirus exit strategies
News
Space
Supermassive stars may have formed by repeatedly eating their siblings
News
Life
Tiny bird-like dinosaur discovered in amber might actually be a lizard
News
Health
Experimental diabetes device works by killing gut cells with hot water
News
Space
Venus may have an underground magma ocean spanning the whole planet
News
Humans
We may now know what our common ancestor with Neanderthals looked like
News
Health
Diets do help you lose weight – but the benefits usually don’t last
News
Life
Europe鈥檚 cave bears may have died out because of their large sinuses
News
Life
Sharks are easier to catch in cooler waters, and we have no idea why
News
Environment
Microrobots made from pollen help remove toxic mercury from wastewater
News
Life
Male bottlenose dolphins synchronise their calls to attract females
News
Health
Blood test shows promise for detecting the deadliest cancers early
News
Analysis
Health
Why we still don’t know what the death rate is for covid-19
Despite data pouring in from many countries, estimates of how many of those infected with covid-19 die still vary widely
News
Health
Covid-19: We can ward off some of the negative impacts on children
News
Humans
The coronavirus crisis could fundamentally alter the internet
News
Features
Physics
We may have spotted a parallel universe going backwards in time
Strange particles observed by an experiment in Antarctica could be evidence of an alternative reality where everything is upside down
Features
Health
Fever can help the immune system, so what should we do if we have one?
Features
Life
Little green invaders: how parakeets conquered the world
Features
Culture
Humans
Why do so many people become obsessed with UFOs and aliens?
They Are Already Here: UFO culture and why we see saucers by Sarah Scoles tries to find out what's so appealing about hunting UFOs
Culture
Humans
Don’t Miss: Apple TV’s See, cultural creatures and a virtual ISS
Culture
Tales From The Loop review: Beautiful and sedate sci-fi escapism
Culture
Humans
Vivarium review: An indie sci-fi that packs a creepy punch
Culture
More
Tom Gauld on making sure you get the right candidate
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
Regulars
Space
It’s 30 years since the Hubble Space Telescope launched into orbit
Regulars
Humans
Seitan: How to turn flour into meat-free ‘chicken’ nuggets
Regulars
Twisteddoodles on putting theory into practice
Regulars
Environment
I’m protecting seabirds in one of the world’s most overfished areas
Regulars
Regulars
The FBI鈥檚 new fitness app may be better for it than you
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
Broadly speaking: How do we know the universe is expanding?
Last Word
Let it go: How does an earworm get in and how do you get it out?
Last Word
