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This week's magazine
16 April 2022
Issue 3382
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快猫短视频
Health
Mystery outbreak of hepatitis in children investigated in the UK
There has been a cluster of cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation, among young children in the UK, which could be linked to an unknown infection
News
Physics
Chernobyl radiation spike may have just been electrical interference
News
Physics
Particle physics could be rewritten after shock W boson measurement
News
Humans
Ancient computer may have had its clock set to 23 December 178 BC
News
Space
Astronomers have found what may be the most distant galaxy ever seen
News
Technology
Russia and Ukraine are both weaponising mobile phones to track troops
News
Space
Some of the fastest stars in the Milky Way come from other galaxies
News
Humans
Ancient Chilean tsunami scared local people away for 1000 years
News
Environment
The Helsinki neighbourhood leading the way to zero-carbon cities
News
Life
Female w膿t膩 insects have two sets of genitals and eat male ejaculate
News
Health
Your guide to the UK鈥檚 covid-19 testing rules and how LFTs really work
News
Life
Male crossbills grow redder feathers when they exercise harder
News
Space
快猫短视频s want to play chess with aliens as soon as we can find them
News
Health
Rat pups born from sperm artificially produced from stem cells
News
Life
A triceratops called Big John seems to have been stabbed in the head
News
Life
Anchovies stirring up the sea may be influencing ocean mixing
News
Environment
Fabric conditioners reduce the release of microfibres in tumble dryers
News
Technology
Robotic nurse can dress a mannequin in a hospital gown
News
Health
Map of how our brain changes with age could help diagnose diseases
News
Technology
Why is the UK government getting into NFTs and is it a good idea?
News
Technology
Solar panels that work at night produce enough power to charge a phone
News
Analysis
Space
What does Amazon’s attempt to dominate space mean for everyone else?
Amazon has placed the largest ever order for commercial rocket launches, booking up much of the global capacity for the next five years as part of its Project Kuiper plan for satellite broadband
News
Comment
There are things we will never know about dinosaurs 鈥� here’s why
News
Physics
Why I’m choosing dark matter over dark energy – for now at least
News
Features
Physics
Infinity has long baffled mathematicians 鈥� have we now figured it out?
Mathematicians have long known infinity comes in many sizes, but how do they relate to one another? The key lies in a 150-year-old mystery known as the continuum hypothesis
Features
Humans
How interior design choices can boost your mental and physical health
Features
Earth
30 by 30: The conservation breakthrough we need to save biodiversity
Features
Culture
Humans
Wired for Love review: A neuroscientist investigates her marriage
This moving book sees neuroscientist Stephanie Cacioppo explore the effect on her cognitive functioning when she fell in love with a fellow scientist
Culture
Humans
Tremors in the Blood review: The intriguing origins of the polygraph
Culture
Humans
Don鈥檛 Miss: Russian Doll returns to Netflix for more time loop fun
Culture
Humans
Apollo 10陆: A smart animation about growing up during the space age
Culture
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Life
Try cooking with ginger 鈥� a complex and versatile ingredient
The subtle chemical complexity of ginger makes it an astonishingly flexible addition to both sweet and savoury food, finds Sam Wong
Regulars
Tom Gauld’s guide to exoplanets
Regulars
Twisteddoodles: Let’s give the kids egg NFTs this Easter
Regulars
Regulars
Humans
Crucial research update on 鈥榚xopets鈥� unveiled
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