Environment
Covid-19 is a wake-up call to stop abusing the ecosystems we depend on
News
This week's magazine
20 February 2021
Issue 3322
On the cover
Editor's picks
Humans
Do telomere length tests really reveal your biological age?
Features
Environment
Our impact on Earth鈥檚 ecosystems and biodiversity 鈥� in graphics
Features
Environment
Elizabeth Mrema interview: We have to be optimistic about biodiversity
Features
Environment
Ten conservation success stories when species came back from the brink
Features
Earth
Rescue plan for nature: How to fix the biodiversity crisis
Features
Table of contents
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Health
What do the new coronavirus variants mean for a return to normality?
With news of one new variant after another, it's easy to despair that even vaccines won't be enough to overcome the coronavirus pandemic - but there are reasons to be optimistic
News
Health
Two coronavirus variants have merged 鈥� here’s what you need to know
News
Health
England’s quarantine hotels won’t stop spread of coronavirus variants
News
Space
NASA is about to land a helicopter on Mars that might glow in the dark
News
Life
Chimpanzees seem to ‘speak’ in sentences of three or more calls
News
Physics
Physicists finally worked out why ice is slippery after 150 years
News
Humans
Mini brains genetically altered with CRISPR to be Neanderthal-like
News
Technology
AI can use the veins on your hand like fingerprints to identify you
News
Humans
Stonehenge was built with bits of an older Welsh Stone Age monument
News
Life
Cannibal cockroaches nibble each other鈥檚 wings after they have mated
News
Life
We can see evidence of the ancient Snowball Earth in bacterial DNA
News
Technology
Microsoft Teams AI could tell you who is most enjoying your video call
News
Technology
Sunlight could power micro-aircraft flying above the stratosphere
News
Technology
Stretchy bands generate electricity from body heat to power gadgets
News
Life
Vampire bat adopts orphan baby bat after untimely death of its mother
News
Earth
Sound waves from fin whale songs could help us study Earth鈥檚 crust
News
Technology
Men who are bad at public speaking can get help from a virtual clone
News
Space
Young galaxies grow up faster than astronomers previously thought
News
Analysis
Health
Did the coronavirus really come from frozen food, as the WHO suggests?
Is it credible that coronavirus can stay infectious and jump to humans via frozen food, as findings from a Chinese and World Health Organization investigation suggest?
News
Life
Insect brains will teach us how to make truly intelligent robots
News
Technology
How archaeologists are using futuristic tech to uncover ancient cities
News
Features
Environment
Our impact on Earth鈥檚 ecosystems and biodiversity 鈥� in graphics
From global extinction risk to the land we鈥檝e taken from nature, the stats show our impact on the planet is trending upwards 鈥� but there are a few bright spots
Features
Earth
Rescue plan for nature: How to fix the biodiversity crisis
Features
Environment
Ten conservation success stories when species came back from the brink
Features
Environment
Elizabeth Mrema interview: We have to be optimistic about biodiversity
Features
Humans
Do telomere length tests really reveal your biological age?
Features
Culture
Earth
RPS Science Photographer of the Year winners and runners up announced
From the dramatic decline of Arctic ice to a colourful dinosaur bone and bubble beats, enjoy the winners of the RPS Science Photographer of the Year competition
Culture
Environment
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster review: Bill Gates’s call to arms
Culture
Humans
Don鈥檛 Miss: Capitalism vs environmentalism at London鈥檚 Science Museum
Culture
Environment
Greenland review: A great comet disaster movie on Amazon Prime
Culture
Technology
Unity review: A powerful debut sci-fi novel packed full of ideas
Culture
More
Space
How to find astronomy鈥檚 handiest reference point 鈥� the ecliptic
Want an easy way to locate the planets or find out where an eclipse is likely to happen? Use the ecliptic, says Abigail Beall
Regulars
Twisteddoodles is asked about the Krebs cycle
Regulars
Tom Gauld on the best clickbait in the galaxy
Regulars
Regulars
The weirdest ways to measure a shop鈥檚 recycling efforts
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
Why do wet dogs like to shake themselves dry beside people?
Last Word
In fizzy drinks, why do only larger bubbles oscillate as they rise?
Last Word
This week鈥檚 new questions
Last Word
Why do we groan or say 鈥榦hoo鈥� when we sit or stand up? (continued)
Last Word
