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The focus on coronavirus is essential, but we can鈥檛 forget the climate
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This week's magazine
16 May 2020
Issue 3282
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Editor's picks
Table of contents
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Health
New Zealand is close to wiping out covid-19 – can it return to normal?
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Technology
US start-up is testing drones in India to enforce social distancing
News
Health
What the latest research suggests about the coronavirus in pregnancy
News
Health
Coronavirus: Developing countries are 鈥榦n a ledge with no safety net鈥�
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Health
Cheap and easy $1 coronavirus test to undergo trials in Senegal
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Health
How some African countries are beginning to ease coronavirus lockdowns
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Humans
Neanderthals may have learned jewellery-making from us
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Space
You can ‘see’ the closest known black hole to Earth with the naked eye
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Environment
UK plan for green heating will take 1500 years to hit 2050 target
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Humans
Egyptian pyramids really were aligned with the compass points
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Technology
An AI trained to spot hidden objects can see through camouflage
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Health
Brain cells reach out to each other through miniature cages
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Environment
Climate change has already made parts of the world too hot for humans
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Life
Scratching is contagious among strangers 鈥� if you are an orangutan
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Space
The moon is emitting carbon, raising questions about how it was formed
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Health
Common herpes virus causes signs of Alzheimer’s disease in brain cells
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Environment
A Japanese nuclear power plant created a habitat for tropical fish
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Analysis
Health
How accurate are the results from self-testing for covid-19 at home?
Countries are increasingly sending out home coronavirus self-testing kits. But can the results from swabbing your own nose and throat be trusted?
News
Earth
Can higher CO2 levels boost plant life enough to dent global warming?
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Features
Physics
We have seen hints of a new fundamental force of nature
Multiple indications seem to be showing that something is manipulating the universe beyond the four basic forces we know 鈥� and we are starting to work out what it is
Features
Environment
Kelp is coming: How seaweed could prevent catastrophic climate change
Features
Health
Millions of us take drugs for high blood pressure 鈥� is it worth it?
Features
Culture
Humans
Philip Pullman: ‘A story聽will help us make sense of anything’
In His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman touches on difficult philosophical and scientific questions about our existence. We spoke to him about science, daemons and dust
Culture
Environment
Don’t miss: An explorer visits the world’s artificial islands
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Regulars
Top tips on dealing with lockdown from the Swiss government
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
This week’s new questions
Last Word
How long can viruses survive outside the body?
Last Word
Cats are famously grumpy, but do they have facial expressions?
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