Earth
Gene-editing CRISPR technique can help us cut emissions from farming
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This week's magazine
10 October 2020
Issue 3303
On the cover
Editor's picks
Table of contents
快猫短视频
Health
Have we been thinking about covid-19 symptoms all wrong?
A better understanding of the symptoms of covid-19 suggests there are six sub-types of the disease, and that we are looking for the wrong signs in children
News
Health
Covid-19 doctor’s diary: I hope we got the winter flu vaccine right
News
Health
Can vitamin D supplements help protect against covid-19?
News
Space
NASA may have found signs of life on Venus in 1978 without realising
News
Life
Cockroach species found to live like ants with workers and a queen
News
Health
Babies are being fed mother鈥檚 poo in effort to boost gut bacteria
News
Technology
A fleet of drones can be controlled by one person with a smartphone
News
Environment
Countries that backed renewables over nuclear power have cut more CO2
News
Humans
Ancient humans harnessed fire to make stone tools 300,000 years ago
News
Environment
Cattle are being gene edited to help them survive climate change
News
Humans
We may be able to tell someone’s heart rate just by looking at them
News
Space
An Earth-sized rogue planet is roaming the galaxy without a star
News
Humans
500-year-old remains may be first African woman to reach the Americas
News
Technology
IonQ says its record-breaking quantum computer is most powerful ever
News
Humans
Chewing sounds are less annoying if you think they come from an animal
News
Space
Space rock Arrokoth may have been flattened by the heat of the sun
News
Health
Black children in the US more likely to die from surgery complications
News
Environment
Nearly blind mole rats use their eyes to detect magnetic fields
News
Technology
Decoy sea turtle eggs equipped with GPS help track down smugglers
News
Health
Electronic blood vessels could replace damaged arteries
News
Technology
Surgical device inspired by parasitic wasps could extract bits of you
News
Analysis
Features
Health
Bad balance: why dangerous falls are on the rise around the world
Modern lifestyles are making our balance worse 鈥� and leaving us more vulnerable to devastating trips and falls. The good news is, it's never too late to regain your poise
Features
Technology
Feng Zhang interview: CRISPR can fight covid-19 and climate change
Features
Technology
Will robots and AI take our jobs in covid-19鈥檚 socially distanced era?
Features
Culture
Humans
Stephen Hawking memoir: ‘An iron man in a frail man’s facade’
Leonard Mlodinow's book on his friendship with Stephen Hawking shows another side to the late physicist, including tales of punting in Cambridge and annoying a restaurant chef
Culture
Humans
Seeds review: A great podcast about seed-bank scientists under siege
Culture
Don鈥檛 Miss: BFI Film Festival airs across the UK for the first time
Culture
Humans
Wasteland 3 review: Packed with hard choices to get caught up in
Culture
More
Humans
Why it’s nearly impossible to overcook mushrooms
Mushrooms are high in protein, the main ingredient for the original ketchup and nearly impossible to overcook, writes Sam Wong
Regulars
Twisteddoodles: What’s the difference between a genie and a scientist?
Regulars
Tom Gauld on why getting a project fast-tracked isn’t always good
Regulars
Regulars
The worst tasks to be asked to do in the name of science
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
Are lids getting harder to open? (continued)
Last Word
What makes some people short-sighted and others long-sighted?
Last Word
This week鈥檚 new questions
Last Word
To brew the best coffee, must you start with cold water?
Last Word
