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This week's magazine
24 July 2021
Issue 3344
On the cover
Editor's picks
Table of contents
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Life
Galapagos tortoises use their self-destructing cells to avoid cancer
Galapagos giant tortoises are long-lived in part because their cells are surprisingly sensitive to certain forms of stress
News
Humans
Meet the puzzle-solving gorillas shedding light on how speech evolved
News
Environment
Climate change to blame for monarch butterfly’s recent decline
News
Space
Cosmic calculation may settle debate about the rate the universe grows
News
Life
Trilobite fossil shows it was attacked by a human-sized sea scorpion
News
Life
Cannabis was domesticated in north-west China around 12,000 years ago
News
Physics
Strange 3D-printed shapes test 150-year-old mathematical theory
News
Life
Most bats have noise-cancelling genes that may stop them going deaf
News
Environment
Legal lead levels in US tap water may harm people with kidney disease
News
Technology
3D-printed robotic hand powered by water can play Super Mario Bros
News
Technology
World’s first 3D-printed steel bridge opens in Amsterdam
News
Technology
Google demonstrates vital step towards large-scale quantum computers
News
Health
Some people can tell if you have an infection just by looking at you
News
Health
Finger sweat can power wearable medical sensors 24 hours a day
News
Health
What life will be like now England’s covid-19 restrictions have lifted
News
Life
Weird 鈥楤org鈥� DNA found in microbes takes in genes from other organisms
News
Space
Microbes burping methane on Mars may be right next to NASA rover
News
Analysis
Technology
Pegasus spyware scandal: Can Silicon Valley stop government snooping?
Spyware sold for use in anti-terror investigations is reportedly being misused by governments to watch journalists and politicians 鈥� Silicon Valley firms are battling to end it
News
Environment
EU’s carbon border tax will test appetite for global climate action
News
Environment
We have just two years to stop deep-sea mining from going ahead
News
Space
The eternal debate about the eternal inflation of the universe
News
Features
Earth
Why chemical pollution is turning into a third great planetary crisis
Thousands of synthetic substances have leaked into ecosystems everywhere, and we are only just beginning to realise the devastating consequences
Features
Life
What would become of dogs without humans? Here鈥檚 how they鈥檇 evolve
Features
Physics
How is gold made? The mysterious cosmic origins of heavy elements
Features
Culture
Earth
Katla review: A dark, mysterious thriller with a supernatural volcano
Katla on Netflix is a story about a community living in the shadow of a glacial volcano which has been erupting for more than a year. It goes on a supernatural journey showcasing the impacts of grief and trauma with folklore elements and a sprinkling of sci-fi
Culture
Mind
How opium, caffeine and mescaline shaped the world 鈥� and got us hooked
Culture
Life
Secret Worlds review: Immerse yourself in amazing animal senses
Culture
Don’t Miss: Lessons from plants and how they can help us thrive
Culture
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Life
The Big Butterfly Count has just kicked off – here鈥檚 how to help
Over the next few weeks, the Big Butterfly Count needs help to find out the state of the UK鈥檚 butterflies. Layal Liverpool tells you how
Regulars
Twisteddoodles presents a history of the early 21st century
Regulars
Tom Gauld takes precautions to avoid hay fever
Regulars
Regulars
Why 鈥�100 billion molecules per serving鈥� is not as good as it sounds
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
What would happen to our planet if the sun suddenly disappeared?
Last Word
Is there an advantage to insects of their bites making us itch?
Last Word
This week鈥檚 new questions
Last Word
What are the origins of the yoghurt-making bacteria in milk?
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