This week's magazine
2 July 2022
Issue 3393
On the cover
Editor's picks
Health
How readily should we swallow the idea of diets that delay ageing?
Health
A longevity diet that hacks cell ageing could add years to your life
Physics
Ten years after the Higgs discovery, what now for particle physics?
Environment
Can we beat climate change by geoengineering the oceans?
Table of contents
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Health
26 US states are likely to ban abortion to the fullest extent possible
After the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade, abortion bans in states such as Louisiana and Tennessee won't include exceptions for cases of rape or incest
Health
How can the global monkeypox outbreak be controlled?
Society
UK minister says EU is ‘weaponising science’ in Brexit deal row
Environment
We must accept we won’t meet 1.5°C climate target, says report
Technology
Artificially intelligent robot perpetuates racist and sexist prejudice
Health
Glycaemic index is a poor predictor of how foods raise blood sugar
Space
Rogue planets with weird atmospheres and no star could host life
Humans
Was warfare responsible for the origin of complex civilisation?
Environment
UK’s largest carbon capture project will turn CO2 into baking soda
Technology
75 per cent of the world’s top websites allow bad passwords
Life
Parasitic wasps released in orchards to control crop-eating stink bug
Health
Amazon reviews saying candles are scentless may signal covid-19 cases
Life
Largest known bacteria in the world are visible to the naked eye
Space
Light delayed by seven years as it is bent around a galaxy cluster
Life
Hummingbirds may be the world’s most colourful birds
Health
Breast cancer is more likely to spread during sleep
Physics
Elusive exotic matter called a tetraneutron possibly seen in the lab
Life
Chimpanzees hunt for fruit in video game to test navigation skills
Health
Protein from plant-based ‘meat’ may be less well absorbed by the body
Humans
UK’s earliest hand axes were made by ancient humans 560,000 years ago
Analysis
Health
What’s next for the gene-edited children from CRISPR trial in China?
¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµs in China are considering how best to look after three children who were gene-edited as embryos in He Jiankui’s controversial experiment
Health
Advising alcohol abstinence in pregnancy may do more harm than good
Society
We should celebrate the diversity and knowledge of farmers’ markets
Features
Health
A longevity diet that hacks cell ageing could add years to your life
A new diet based on research into the body's ageing process suggests you can increase your life expectancy by up to 20 years by changing what, when and how much you eat
Physics
Ten years after the Higgs discovery, what now for particle physics?
Environment
Can we beat climate change by geoengineering the oceans?
Culture
Society
How Minds Change review: The science of persuasion in a divided world
David McRaney's argument that it is possible to find common ground with those holding diametrically opposing views is a tonic, finds Chris Stokel-Walker
Humans
Don’t Miss: 1960s’ Dr Who double bill makes a return to the big screen
Humans
Elusive review: The story of the Higgs boson defies normal narratives
Humans
The Men review: Gender dystopia in a world where men have vanished
More
Society
Count the bugs “splatted” on your car to help track insect decline
Add a 'splatometer' to your car to help researchers at the Bugs Matter project investigate the worrying global decline in insect populations, says Layal Liverpool
Tom Gauld’s proposed scale for defining scientific envy
Twisteddoodles on Science Unicorn’s latest experiment
Regulars
Humans
Put down the coffee: Study finds caffeine drives impulse purchases
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