Environment
Forget what long-lived sea sponges say, focus on reaching net-zero
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This week's magazine
10 February 2024
Issue 3477
On the cover
Editor's picks
Table of contents
快猫短视频
Technology
World’s biggest onshore wind turbine blades unveiled in China
A Chinese company is building wind turbines with 131-metre-long blades, the longest ever used in an onshore power plant
News
Space
Asteroid sampled by NASA may once have been part of an ocean world
News
Health
Blue eyes may be better for reading in dim light than brown eyes
News
Environment
Global temperatures may have passed 1.5掳C of warming a decade ago
News
Physics
Nuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put in
News
Health
Hormone changes during your period don鈥檛 affect cognitive skills
News
Life
Some animal cells contain tiny tornadoes that mix up their contents
News
Life
Lager could get array of novel flavours thanks to new strains of yeast
News
Health
Dance mat-style game helps stop older people falling
News
Technology
Ukraine will spoof GPS across the country to stop Russian drones
News
Environment
Marine animals may eat more plastic if it is biodegradable
News
Environment
Drought has hit the Panama Canal hard 鈥� can it survive climate change?
News
Humans
Modern humans were already in northern Europe 45,000 years ago
News
Life
Weird anglerfish mating strategy may have helped them evolve
News
Space
The Ingenuity helicopter鈥檚 Mars mission is over, but it left a legacy
News
Health
CRISPR gene therapy seems to cure dangerous inflammatory condition
News
Environment
Slight flight altitude changes could slash aviation’s climate impact
News
Health
Strap that tracks heart rate in pregnancy may predict premature births
News
Technology
Smart hat senses when traffic lights change and tells you via an app
News
Life
Watch parrots use their beaks for a newly identified form of motion
News
Analysis
Health
Why fully remote workplaces mean more loneliness 鈥� and more sick days
Hybrid working has its benefits, but employees will be happier and more productive with more face-to-face contact, says evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar
News
Space
In a new era of astronomy, we’re feeling for vibrations in space-time
News
Features
Physics
Why physicists are rethinking the route to a theory of everything
Physicists鈥� search for a theory that explains all reality in one framework appeared to have stalled. But now they are reinvigorating the hunt by exploring a wild landscape of abstract geometry
Features
Environment
Could mysterious marine fungi save us from antibiotic resistance?
Features
Mind
The neuroscientist harnessing the placebo effect to help soothe pain
Features
Culture
Comment
The Fruit Cure review: A chilling tale of dubious diets and ‘wellness’
The compelling story of how Jacqueline Alnes fell under the spell of 鈥渇ruit-only鈥� diet influencers as she battled a mystery illness highlights how modern life makes us all vulnerable
Culture
Comment
The Last of its Kind review: How the great auk left an enduring legacy
Culture
Comment
快猫短视频 recommends: Surely You鈥檙e Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Culture
Comment
The End We Start From review: Jodie Comer is gripping in climate drama
Culture
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Regulars
Do naked mole rats hold the secret to a youthful appearance? Perhaps
Feedback is excited to learn that the wrinkly rodents may be the keepers of anti-ageing intelligence
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
This week鈥檚 new questions
Last Word
What is the shortest space a parked car can get out of? Part 3
Last Word
Why does our planet have an iron core?
Last Word
Does a cyclist with a rider behind use more energy than a solo rider?
Last Word
