Issue 3383 | Magazine cover date: 23 April 2022

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23 April 2022

Issue 3383

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On the cover

Features

What psychology is revealing about 'ghosting' and the pain it causes

How four big industries are driving the exploitation of our oceans

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MS reversed by transplanted immune cells that fight Epstein-Barr virus

Blind Mexican cave fish are developing cave-specific accents

Rediscovered orchid was presumed extinct for almost a century

Tiny structures in rock may be fossils of earliest known life on Earth

Quantum experiments add weight to a fringe theory of consciousness

Analysis

Is covid-19 causing a global surge of diabetes cases?

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Environment

This year, we need to start taking our impact on the oceans seriously

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Humans

What psychology is revealing about 'ghosting' and the pain it causes

Features

Humans

How four big industries are driving the exploitation of our oceans

Features

Environment

How the ‘blue acceleration’ is supercharging ocean exploitation

Features

Leaders

Environment

This year, we need to start taking our impact on the oceans seriously

The problems of the oceans are often overlooked in favour of those on land, but a slew of meetings this year could put us on a path to the sustainable development of the seas

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Technology

Origami-inspired robot can deliver drugs at the site they are needed

A robot with thin magnetic plates at each end can be steered and compressed using external magnetic fields so it releases an accurate dose of medicine

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Health

MS reversed by transplanted immune cells that fight Epstein-Barr virus

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Health

Antibiotic-resistant acne could be treated by phage therapy

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Environment

Early warning system for Amazon forest losses seen in climate models

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Technology

Driverless cars can be tricked into seeing red traffic lights as green

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Humans

Shoulder growth may slow during human development to make birth easier

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Life

Male toad clings to female for 5 months waiting for chance to mate

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Environment

Carbon removal project in Iceland suffers setback due to harsh winter

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Health

Interoception: Monkeys can sense their own heartbeat just like us

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Space

��è��Ƶs simulated a supernova blast with a foam ball and a laser

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Technology

Stress-testing sausages may give vegan products a meat-like mouthfeel

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Technology

AI strips out city noise to improve earthquake monitoring systems

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Life

Blind Mexican cave fish are developing cave-specific accents

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Environment

Drones with high-tech sensors track disease in Italy's olive trees

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Health

Meningitis vaccine may be a new weapon against 'super-gonorrhoea'

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Space

Gravitational waves could let us find tiny black holes devouring stars

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Life

Rediscovered orchid was presumed extinct for almost a century

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Humans

People tend to believe populations are more diverse than they are

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Humans

Women in a 19th-century Dutch farming village didn't breastfeed

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Life

Tiny structures in rock may be fossils of earliest known life on Earth

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Physics

DNA-based detector could precisely track subatomic particles

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Mind

Quantum experiments add weight to a fringe theory of consciousness

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Technology

UK prime minister's office smartphones targeted by Pegasus spyware

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Analysis

LISBON, PORTUGAL - MAY 29: A mask-clad Nova Medical School final-year student gives a woman a blood glucose test to check possible diabetes at a screening post in Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic on May 29, 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. Nova Medical School final-year students perform free cardiovascular screening, hypertension, diabetes and obesity check-ups to passers-by in a joint project with Lisbon's Areeiro Parish (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Health

Is covid-19 causing a global surge of diabetes cases?

Many clinics are reporting people diagnosed with diabetes during or soon after an infection with the coronavirus - but the picture is more complicated than it appears

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Comment

The sonic wonders of our world are under threat. We need to listen

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Humans

Rich countries must pay for the environmental damage they have wreaked

Comment

Aperture

Environment

Stunning images of mollusc shells reveal their beauty and diversity

Photographer Kevin Webb THE fascinating diversity of mollusc shells is showcased in these striking photographs of part of the shell collection at the Natural History Museum in London. The images are taken from Interesting Shells , a new book by Andreia Salvador, senior curator of Marine Mollusca at the museum. Containing more than 8 …

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Features

Environment

How the ‘blue acceleration’ is supercharging ocean exploitation

From deep-sea mining to industrial-scale fishing, human activities in the oceans are expanding massively in a realm where few rules apply. Only now are we grappling with how to regulate the rush to plunder the seas

Features

Humans

What psychology is revealing about 'ghosting' and the pain it causes

Features

Humans

How four big industries are driving the exploitation of our oceans

Features

Culture

The Last Days of the Dinosaurs review: A must-read reconstruction

Palaeontologist Riley Black has written an inventive look at the days, years and centuries following the impact of the asteroid that triggered the extinction of about three-quarters of all the species on Earth

Culture

Humans

Explorer: The Last Tepui review: A thrilling trek up a remote mountain

Culture

Humans

Don't miss: The Velvet Queen searches for a snow leopard in wild Tibet

Culture

Humans

Sea of Tranquility review: A disturbing tale of time travel

Culture

Space

How to spot Vega, the North Star of the future

The heavens wheel above us, but at least we can rely on the North Star, aka Polaris, to provide eternal stability, right? Afraid not, says Abigail Beall

Regulars

Puzzle #164: Can you untangle Amira’s maths homework?

Regulars

Tom Gauld scours the universe for signs of order - except on Tuesdays

Regulars

Twisteddoodles: a new approach to states of matter

Regulars

Humans

Sighs of relief as earthquake-resistant bike saddle finally invented

As buyers await the launch of a bicycle saddle that promises to be earthquake resistant, Feedback also ponders the sculptures set to be housed in a transparent cube on the moon, and key information on the errant mass of the W boson

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This week's magazine

23 April 2022

On the cover

Environment

This year, we need to start taking our impact on the oceans seriously

Humans

What psychology is revealing about 'ghosting' and the pain it causes

Humans

How four big industries are driving the exploitation of our oceans

Environment

How the ‘blue acceleration’ is supercharging ocean exploitation

Table of contents

Leaders

Environment

This year, we need to start taking our impact on the oceans seriously

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Technology

Origami-inspired robot can deliver drugs at the site they are needed

Health

MS reversed by transplanted immune cells that fight Epstein-Barr virus

Health

Antibiotic-resistant acne could be treated by phage therapy

Environment

Early warning system for Amazon forest losses seen in climate models

Technology

Driverless cars can be tricked into seeing red traffic lights as green

Humans

Shoulder growth may slow during human development to make birth easier

Life

Male toad clings to female for 5 months waiting for chance to mate

Environment

Carbon removal project in Iceland suffers setback due to harsh winter

Health

Interoception: Monkeys can sense their own heartbeat just like us

Space

��è����Ƶs simulated a supernova blast with a foam ball and a laser

Technology

Stress-testing sausages may give vegan products a meat-like mouthfeel

Technology

AI strips out city noise to improve earthquake monitoring systems

Life

Blind Mexican cave fish are developing cave-specific accents

Environment

Drones with high-tech sensors track disease in Italy's olive trees

Health

Meningitis vaccine may be a new weapon against 'super-gonorrhoea'

Space

Gravitational waves could let us find tiny black holes devouring stars

Life

Rediscovered orchid was presumed extinct for almost a century

Humans

People tend to believe populations are more diverse than they are

Humans

Women in a 19th-century Dutch farming village didn't breastfeed

Life

Tiny structures in rock may be fossils of earliest known life on Earth

Physics

DNA-based detector could precisely track subatomic particles

Mind

Quantum experiments add weight to a fringe theory of consciousness

Technology

UK prime minister's office smartphones targeted by Pegasus spyware

Analysis

Health

Is covid-19 causing a global surge of diabetes cases?

Comment

The sonic wonders of our world are under threat. We need to listen

Humans

Rich countries must pay for the environmental damage they have wreaked

Aperture

Environment

Stunning images of mollusc shells reveal their beauty and diversity

Features

Environment

How the ‘blue acceleration’ is supercharging ocean exploitation

Humans

What psychology is revealing about 'ghosting' and the pain it causes

Humans

How four big industries are driving the exploitation of our oceans

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��è��Ƶs simulated a supernova blast with a foam ball and a laser