Governments must stay in it for the long haul on long covid research
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This week's magazine
2 December 2023
Issue 3467
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Editor's picks
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Space
Majestic photo shows China’s Tiangong space station in all its glory
The Tiangong space station, China鈥檚 orbiting laboratory, was completed last year 鈥� now it has been photographed in full for the first time
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Chemistry
Crystal-hunting DeepMind AI could help discover new wonder materials
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Health
A new way to estimate our maximum lifespan could help us extend it
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Space
Strange way black holes lose energy could help solve cosmic puzzle
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Physics
Physicists find ultimate limit for how accurate clocks can be
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Technology
Robots with squidgy paws could navigate uneven terrain
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Humans
Did Homo naledi bury its dead? Debate rages over human relative
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Technology
鈥業nsect-eye鈥� compass can navigate by the sun even on a cloudy day
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Space
Glimpse of the earliest supernovae could reveal our cosmic origins
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Technology
AI can figure out sewing patterns from a single photo of clothing
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Environment
Will carbon dioxide removal tech help or hinder climate targets?
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Physics
A mysterious, incredibly energetic cosmic ray has smashed into Earth
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Health
Not sleeping enough before surgery may increase pain during recovery
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Technology
AIs can trick each other into doing things they aren’t supposed to
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Health
Nutrient found in beef and milk shows promise against several cancers
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Environment
Abandoned coal mines could store wind energy
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Mind
Babies may start to learn language before they are born
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Health
Drone delivers defibrillators for cardiac arrest faster than ambulance
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Life
African penguins recognise their partners by the spots on their chest
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Health
Space flight may increase erectile dysfunction among astronauts
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Analysis
Health
Why it’s healthy for older people to be slightly overweight
UK dietitians say people over 65 need more fat reserves, but why are they going against most other healthy weight guidelines?
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Environment
Paris climate goal of less than 2掳C of warming is within our grasp
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Life
The battle to bring beavers back to Scotland
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Features
Physics
The wonder particle: How axions could solve more than just dark matter
Physicists are coming to realise that hypothetical particles called axions could explain not only dark matter, but dark energy too, and more besides. Now there is fresh impetus to detect them
Features
Health
Long covid: What we now know about its causes and possible treatments
Features
Environment
How counting the true cost of cheap food could make a better world
Features
Culture
Comment
The 22 best non-fiction and popular science books of 2023
From Carlo Rovelli on white holes to Fei-Fei Li on AI and Alison Pouliot on remarkable mushrooms, here is 快猫短视频's selection of the best non-fiction of the year
Culture
Comment
The best science picture books for your coffee table in 2023
Culture
Comment
The 13 best new science fiction books of 2023
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Mathematics
How to perfectly wrap gifts of all shapes and sizes using maths
Reduce wastage and enjoy deeply satisfying neat folds by applying a little geometry to your gift-wrapping, says Katie Steckles
Regulars
Tom Gauld on some useful new tech terms
Regulars
Twisteddoodles on commonly confused words
Regulars
Regulars
Killing pigeons ‘not in their best interests’, find pigeon ethicists
Feedback is greatly taken by a new study into the ethics of pigeon racing from researchers at Newcastle University in the UK
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
What is the shortest space a parking car can get into?
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Why don鈥檛 marine mammals like whales get ‘the bends’? Part 2
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This week鈥檚 new questions
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