Environment
Will London’s expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone cut air pollution?
News
This week's magazine
23 October 2021
Issue 3357
On the cover
Editor's picks
Environment
COP26: A moment for the world to truly confront the climate emergency
News
Health
The controversial new clinical trials that promise faster results
Features
Space
Steve Chien interview: Why NASA is inventing curious AI for deep space
Features
Environment
COP26: Your essential guide to the crucial climate conference
Features
Table of contents
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Environment
UK plans 拢5000 grants for heat pumps ahead of gas boiler ban in 2035
Under the UK鈥檚 long-delayed Heat and Buildings Strategy, households in England and Wales will be encouraged to shift from gas boilers to heat pumps
News
Health
Nearly every person in Iran seems to have had covid-19 at least once
News
Technology
Microsoft and Nvidia build largest ever AI to mimic human language
News
Health
IVF embryos discarded as ‘abnormal’ can actually become healthy babies
News
Space
Arid meteor shower makes new appearance in southern hemisphere skies
News
Life
Impaled turtle reveals new insight on the day the dinosaurs died
News
Technology
US military may get a dog-like robot armed with a sniper rifle
News
Space
NASA鈥檚 Lucy mission is launching to study asteroids near Jupiter
News
Space
Venus鈥檚 surface may have never been cool enough for oceans or life
News
Humans
Ancient faeces show Iron Age miners ate blue cheese and drank beer
News
Space
Weird shape-shifting clouds of dust seem to be orbiting a distant star
News
Life
Australia’s unusual western swamp turtle is an oddity under threat
News
Health
Can long covid clinics in England cope if cases rise this winter?
News
Health
Highly processed junk food consumption is rising among US adults
News
Health
Women have been under-represented in stroke therapy trials for decades
News
Life
Penguins have rare ability to recognise each other’s faces and voices
News
Health
Contraceptive pill may reduce polycystic ovary syndrome diabetes risk
News
Space
Jupiter-like planet survived the death of its star without harm
News
Environment
Energy watchdog says net zero can protect against future price shocks
News
Analysis
Environment
Will London’s expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone cut air pollution?
Clean air zones across Europe, including in London, are really working to cut dangerous air pollutio
News
Environment
Why hope and optimism are crucial for fighting climate change
News
Environment
Should everyone have their own personal carbon budget?
News
Features
Environment
COP26: Your essential guide to the crucial climate conference
The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow is the world's last chance to spur real action on global warming. But what issues are at stake 鈥� and what does a good outcome look like?
Features
Health
The controversial new clinical trials that promise faster results
Features
Space
Steve Chien interview: Why NASA is inventing curious AI for deep space
Features
Culture
Humans
Becoming Cousteau review: A charming portrait of a conservation icon
A film exploring the passion and work of Jacques-Yves Cousteau doesn't shy away from some of his more questionable moments
Culture
Don鈥檛 Miss: The aliens are coming in Apple TV鈥檚 Invasion
Culture
Deathloop review: A puzzle-tastic thriller with too many loose ends
Culture
Technology
Ron’s Gone Wrong review: Robot friends and reasons to be offline
Culture
More
How to bake a souffl茅 according to science
Souffl茅s have a reputation for being perilous, but the perfect souffl茅 is a simple matter of harnessing the laws of physics, says Sam Wong
Regulars
Twisteddoodles designs costumes to scare scientists
Regulars
Tom Gauld is on the hunt for a rare creature
Regulars
Regulars
Meet Mr Goxx, the crypto-trading hamster beating human investors
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
This week鈥檚 new questions
Last Word
Do frogs notice when it is raining?
Last Word
What is the most eco-friendly way to deal with our bodies after death?
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