Health
Why has the UK been so slow to vaccinate children against covid-19?
News
This week's magazine
11 December 2021
Issue 3364
On the cover
Editor's picks
Space
The James Webb Space Telescope is expensive, but it should be worth it
News
Humans
Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren’t as irrational as they seem
Features
Environment
The Amazon is turning into savannah 鈥� we have 5 years to save it
Features
Space
How the James Webb telescope will rewrite the story of the universe
Features
Space
3 of the most exciting space telescopes planned for launch by 2034
Features
Table of contents
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Health
Omicron looks set to cause a huge wave of covid-19 around the world
It remains unclear whether the omicron coronavirus variant causes less severe disease, but even if this is true, hospitals could still be overwhelmed by the sheer number of cases
News
Technology
US Navy is developing GPS that uses cosmic rays to navigate the Arctic
News
Technology
Fake covid-19 vaccine certificates are being sold on the dark web
News
Technology
Smartphone app can detect hidden camera lenses from reflections
News
Environment
Impossible Foods in talks with UK farmers to swap livestock for trees
News
Space
Sun-like stars may go through brighter phases as they grow up
News
Humans
Fossil footprints hint at mystery hominin with unusual walking style
News
Technology
DeepMind AI collaborates with humans on two mathematical breakthroughs
News
Environment
UK refuses to release document showing Net Zero Strategy CO2 savings
News
Humans
Humans have been relatively short for thousands of years
News
Environment
Lakes freezing later in winter leads to less algae in the spring
News
Life
New species of armoured dinosaur had a tail shaped like a fern frond
News
Life
Risso鈥檚 dolphins have invented rapid spin-dive technique for hunting
News
Space
A pair of nearby supermassive black holes are heading for a collision
News
Health
Rare mutation in Old Order Amish people linked to lower heart disease
News
Space
Extremely dense planet with an enormous iron core has an 8-hour year
News
Life
Extinct New Zealand bird hunted like an eagle and ate like a vulture
News
Analysis
Technology
Australia鈥檚 planned anti-trolling law may silence political critics
A law intended to tackle anonymous trolls on social media is unlikely to stop online bullying, but it could allow Australian government ministers to continue a trend of suing their critics
News
Health
Why has the UK been so slow to vaccinate children against covid-19?
News
Humans
Lessons from the covid-19 pandemic could help us reduce cyberbullying
News
Humans
We鈥檒l never understand the universe while we鈥檙e drowning in admin
News
Features
Space
How the James Webb telescope will rewrite the story of the universe
The most anticipated space telescope ever is about to launch. It will give us a clear picture of the first stars and reveal the atmospheres of exoplanets too 鈥� if it unfolds without a hitch
Features
Space
3 of the most exciting space telescopes planned for launch by 2034
Features
Environment
The Amazon is turning into savannah 鈥� we have 5 years to save it
Features
Humans
Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren’t as irrational as they seem
Features
Culture
Humans
Encounter review: A sci-fi road trip that gets lost along the way
An invasion of microscopic aliens sets the scene for Encounter, a sci-fi film starring Riz Ahmed that feels a little like two films jammed together
Culture
Humans
Don鈥檛 miss: The new science reshaping our relationship with cancer
Culture
Humans
Dr. Brain review: Scientifically absurd but strangely entertaining
Culture
Humans
Two dystopian novels explore how language can be used to control us
Culture
More
Humans
How to make a beautiful gingerbread house that won’t fall down
It takes a special kind of gingerbread to create architecture, so make sure your building materials are up to the challenge, says Sam Wong
Regulars
Twisteddoodles: The fourth state of (what really) matter(s)
Regulars
Tom Gauld visits elf researchers at Santa鈥檚 North Pole Institute
Regulars
Regulars
Humans
Finally, a perfume to give you that distinct whiff of Neanderthal
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Letters
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Last Word
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