Environment
Admitting we may fail to hit 1.5掳C can help us tackle climate change
News
This week's magazine
11 June 2022
Issue 3390
On the cover
Editor's picks
Table of contents
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Health
Monkeypox DNA hints virus has been spreading in people for years
Genome sequencing confirms that monkeypox cases outside Africa are all related and suggests the virus responsible may have been circulating in people since 2017
News
Environment
The world’s 1.5掳C climate goal is slipping out of reach – so now what?
News
Space
Update 鈥� NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft is on its way to the moon
News
Life
We may now know when chickens were domesticated 鈥� but not why
News
Health
Hepatitis: What could be causing the mysterious outbreak in children?
News
Mathematics
AI translates maths problems into code to make them easier to solve
News
Physics
Aliens could send us interstellar quantum messages using X-rays
News
Health
Children with firm family ties more likely to feel happy and confident
News
Life
Termites spread globally by crossing the oceans on driftwood rafts
News
Technology
Advanced quantum computer made available to the public for first time
News
Life
Baby leatherback turtles struggle to find the sea on dark nights
News
Health
Damaged liver repaired inside machine for three days before transplant
News
Health
Ants trained to smell cancer chemicals in the urine of diseased mice
News
Life
Lizard can switch from female to male before birth, but not vice versa
News
Life
Megalodon vs great white: New clues to demise of world鈥檚 largest shark
News
Technology
Robotic peregrine falcon can scare birds away from crop fields
News
Health
Traffic noise at schools may hinder a child’s memory and attentiveness
News
Health
Taller people may have a higher risk of nerve, skin and heart diseases
News
Analysis
Features
Health
We are finally starting to understand brain fog and how to treat it
Brain fog 鈥� which encompasses memory problems, lack of mental clarity and an inability to focus 鈥� had eluded scientific scrutiny until covid-19 thrust it into the spotlight. Now, we're starting to learn more about what exactly it is and how we can beat it
Features
Life
Saving Virunga’s endangered gorillas with green power and chocolate
Features
Society
The rise of computer-generated, artificially intelligent influencers
Features
Culture
Humans
Don’t Trust Your Gut review: Can big data really improve life choices?
Big data can help us make better life decisions argues a thought-provoking new book, but there are some important flaws in the argument
Culture
Humans
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals review: how mammals found their way
Culture
Humans
Don’t Miss: Spriggan, new Netflix anime adaptation of classic manga
Culture
Humans
Top Gun: Maverick review: Thrilling nostalgia with superfast planes
Culture
More
Humans
How science can help you bake a loaf of bread that stays softer longer
The reasons bread goes stale are more complex than we thought. But we do know enough to make a loaf that really keeps, finds Sam Wong
Regulars
Tom Gauld on a professor’s latest discovery
Regulars
Twisteddoodles categorises some numbers
Regulars
Regulars
Humans
Last chance to buy a pickled cockroach full of moon dust
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
What makes the slipperiness of slides vary so much from day to day?
Last Word
Taking near-boiling water off the hob immediately creates steam. Why?
Last Word
This week鈥檚 new questions
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