Earth
It’s time to accept that we are in the Anthropocene once and for all
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This week's magazine
16 March 2024
Issue 3482
On the cover
Editor's picks
Table of contents
快猫短视频
Space
How to see the incredible comet 12P/Pons-Brooks tonight
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks orbits the sun every 71 years and is currently making its closest approach. Here's when and how you can see it - perhaps even during a solar eclipse
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Health
The war in Gaza is creating a health crisis that will span decades
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Environment
The world just experienced the hottest February on record
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Space
Australia could launch its first private orbital rocket within weeks
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Life
Plants send out ‘distress calls’ 鈥� but can other plants hear them?
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Humans
Genomes of modern Indian people include wide range of Neanderthal DNA
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Life
Is the woolly mammoth really on the brink of being resurrected?
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Technology
AI chatbot models 鈥榯hink鈥� in English even when using other languages
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Health
Walking 10,000 steps a day really does seem to make us healthier
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Technology
D-Wave says its quantum computers can solve otherwise impossible tasks
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Life
Blue cheese could get an upgrade thanks to new mould hybrids
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Life
Worm-like amphibian produces a kind of milk for its hatchlings
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Health
Experimental weight loss pill seems to be more potent than Ozempic
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Health
Light and sound therapy for Alzheimer鈥檚 may also prevent ‘chemo brain’
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Life
Asian elephants seen burying their dead for the first time
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Life
Clownfish avoid the sting of their anemone hosts with sugary slime
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Earth
Surprise decision not to define the Anthropocene shocks scientists
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Humans
Ukraine may have been first part of Europe colonised by early humans
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Space
Bizarre galaxy in the early universe died extremely young
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Space
Weird floating crystals can stop stars ageing for billions of years
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Life
Bumblebees show each other how to solve complex puzzles
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Health
Wearing make-up during exercise may harm your skin health
News
Analysis
Features
Humans
How neuroscience can help you make tough decisions – with no regrets
Most people are too risk-averse when it comes to life's biggest choices. Learning how to overcome the cognitive biases at play can help you make better decisions - with no looking back
Features
Environment
Five climate megaprojects that might just save the world
Features
Health
Ketamine鈥檚 unlikely conversion from rave drug to mental health therapy
Features
Culture
Comment
Why We Remember review: A surprising and expert guide to memory
Are memories ever really true or false? Is social media disrupting how we remember? Does memory shape creativity? Find out in an essential new guide to memory by leading researcher Charan Ranganath
Culture
Comment
快猫短视频 recommends Mat Collishaw’s Petrichor show in London
Culture
Comment
Hunt for the Shadow Wolf review: Can Britain learn to love the wolf?
Culture
Comment
Annie Bot review: A sharp take on a sex robot that becomes human
Culture
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Space
How to spot the Spring Triangle as the equinox approaches
Now is a great time to look for a pattern of stars known as the Spring Triangle, wherever you are in the world, say Abigail Beall
Regulars
Tom Gauld on what happens when you turn it up to 11
Regulars
Twisteddoodles: Adventures in meeting new people
Regulars
Regulars
Will you be enjoying your robot dessert wriggling or stationary?
Feedback discovers an overdue investigation into whether pneumatic robots are tastier when they are moving or when they are still
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
This week鈥檚 new questions
Last Word
What is the best way to minimise crumbs when slicing bread?
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Why do the climbing plants in my garden all twine anticlockwise?
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