North American heatwave must be a driver for stronger climate action
News
This week's magazine
10 July 2021
Issue 3342
On the cover
Editor's picks
Humans
These streets aren’t made for walking: Why sidewalks need a rethink
Features
Humans
Can physics explain consciousness and does it create reality?
Features
Humans
What forms can consciousness take and can we see it in our brains?
Features
Technology
Can a robot ever be conscious and how would we know if it were?
Features
Life
What is consciousness like for other animals and when did it evolve?
Features
Health
快猫短视频 all-day virtual event: What is the future of healthcare?
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
The world will be watching when England鈥檚 covid-19 restrictions lift
The UK government will be taking a big gamble by lifting England鈥檚 pandemic restrictions in one go. It may be good politics, but is it good public health policy?
News
North American heatwave must be a driver for stronger climate action
News
快猫短视频
Space
White dwarf star is the size of the moon but more massive than the sun
Astronomers have spotted a white dwarf star that is about the same size as Earth鈥檚 moon, but more massive than the sun 鈥� and it may be getting ready to explode
News
Health
High vaccination rates no match for delta as covid-19 variant surges
News
Environment
How can we adapt to the intense heat and drought in the western US?
News
Health
Common colds predate farming and may be older than our species
News
Space
Solar sail spacecraft could be used to intercept interstellar objects
News
Technology
Streamlined JPEG XL images could cut global data use by 30 per cent
News
Health
Mini-heart grown in the lab can pump fluid just like the real thing
News
Health
Interview: The women behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine
News
Life
Male seahorses can get pregnant because they lack key immunity genes
News
Humans
First farmers in the Atacama desert had a history of brutal violence
News
Life
Fish covered in tooth-like armour could help reveal how teeth evolved
News
Technology
Israel used world’s first AI-guided combat drone swarm in Gaza attacks
News
Life
Strange new fairy lantern plant is already critically endangered
News
Life
Aquatic beetle caught walking upside down on the undersurface of water
News
Earth
Iceland may be part of a submerged continent called Icelandia
News
Humans
Earliest known bubonic plague strain found in 5000-year-old skull
News
Environment
Common plastics can be broken down by enzymes found in cow stomachs
News
Health
Malaria vaccine that combines parasite with treatment shows promise
News
Life
Ancient beetle species discovered in 230-million-year-old reptile dung
News
Space
Amazing astronomy images shortlisted for photo prize
News
Analysis
Technology
Are we seeing an end to ‘surveillance capitalism’ on the internet?
Some of the world's largest technology companies are starting to offer a new type of privacy on their platforms. It will appease some customers' concerns around online advertising, but shouldn't be to the detriment of the companies
News
Humans
We need to overhaul the language of genetics to root out racism
News
Technology
Preparing for a warming world will take a new information revolution
News
Features
Health
快猫短视频 all-day virtual event: What is the future of healthcare?
快猫短视频's virtual live event transported the audience to the future of healthcare, from microrobot surgery to VR diagnosis and psychedelic therapy
Features
Humans
What forms can consciousness take and can we see it in our brains?
Features
Humans
Can physics explain consciousness and does it create reality?
Features
Life
What is consciousness like for other animals and when did it evolve?
Features
Technology
Can a robot ever be conscious and how would we know if it were?
Features
Humans
These streets aren’t made for walking: Why sidewalks need a rethink
Features
Culture
Humans
The Surrogate review: A gripping film about a difficult moral dilemma
What if a prenatal test reveals your surrogate baby has a medical condition, such as Down's syndrome? The tensions are played out well in a new film
Culture
Don’t Miss: Asteroids is a cracking book about our future in space
Culture
How Stella Learned to Talk review: Can a dog really talk?
Culture
Technology
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart review: A fun romp across the multiverse
Culture
More
Space
How to spot the Milky Way in the night sky
The dark skies around the new moons of 10 July and 8 August are perfect for peering at the Milky Way's centre, says Abigail Beall
Regulars
Twisteddoodles on the life cycle of a frog
Regulars
Tom Gauld: ‘Do you have something you want to tell me, Brian?’
Regulars
Regulars
The unexpected ability that correlates with intelligence
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
Why do we experience music that is out of tune as unpleasant?
Last Word
Is toothpaste essential? Aside from fluoride, what is its value?
Last Word
Would taller people benefit from bicycles with larger wheels? (part 2)
Last Word
This week鈥檚 new questions
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