Space
The Starliner stranding shows why NASA was wise to have a backup plan
News
This week's magazine
7 September 2024
Issue 3507
On the cover
Editor's picks
Table of contents
快猫短视频
A note from the executive editor on 快猫短视频 Live
There's just over a month to go before the world's greatest festival of ideas and discoveries, so grab your tickets now, says Timothy Revell
News
Physics
Quantum holograms can send messages that disappear
News
Space
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew set to attempt the riskiest spacewalk yet
News
Life
Pregnant shark that disappeared may have been eaten by another shark
News
Environment
Potato yarn may cut the fashion industry’s environmental footprint
News
Space
Astronomers puzzled by little red galaxies that seem impossibly dense
News
Physics
Ultracold quantum battery could be charged with quantum tunnelling
News
Life
Marmosets seem to call each other by name
News
Health
Does mpox cause lingering symptoms like long covid?
News
Technology
Why is the US military getting ready to launch new spy balloons?
News
Space
Dark matter could be hiding inside strange failed stars
News
Earth
Earthquakes may explain how huge gold nuggets form in quartz rock
News
Health
Mosquito-borne illnesses are spiking across the world
News
Environment
World’s largest sailing cargo ship makes first transatlantic voyage
News
Physics
Tweezers made of light could illuminate the quantum twin paradox
News
Life
Backflipping springtails are the fastest spinners known in nature
News
Physics
How strange ice could form in the extremely hot interiors of planets
News
Chemistry
Plastic vaporising process could recycle bags and bottles indefinitely
News
Technology
A simple driving trick could make a big dent in cars’ carbon emissions
News
Health
Lyme disease test gives hope for a speedier diagnosis
News
Environment
Fungus transforms food waste into haute cuisine
News
Mind
This is how your brain knows when the beat is about to drop
News
Features
Physics
Can we solve quantum theory鈥檚 biggest problem by redefining reality?
With its particles in two places at once, quantum theory strains our common sense notions of how the universe should work. But one group of physicists says we can get reality back if we just redefine its foundations
Features
Environment
We’re finally solving the puzzle of how clouds will affect our climate
Features
Health
Microglia: How the brain鈥檚 immune cells may be causing dementia
Features
Culture
Technology
Nexus review: Yuval Noah Harari is out of his depth in his new book
The author of Sapiens has turned his attention to the information networks that shape our societies, but when you stop and think about what he's saying, it's obvious
Culture
Life
快猫短视频 recommends eight-legged musical instrument Sonic Spider
Culture
Space
Two new books explore how UFOs captured the world鈥檚 imagination
Culture
Society
A podcast explores how sport is drawing the line between men and women
Culture
More
Health
Media portrayals peddle a dangerous fiction about substance misuse
Narratives around addiction often reduce it to a series of poor choices, lack of values and weakness. This has real-world consequences, warns Anna Wolfe
Comment
Technology
We need transparency from the companies disseminating misinformation
Comment
Space
Get ready to spot comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS next month
Regulars
Tom Gauld on a new version of the Large Hadron Collider
Regulars
Twisteddoodles on chemical ions
Regulars
Regulars
Does this title say it all? “Penile injuries from vacuum cleaners”
Feedback is delighted to receive a response, however excruciating, from a junior doctor to the call for papers in which The Title Tells You Everything You Need to Know
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
What is the largest size an animal can be?
Last Word
Is there the same number of electrons as protons in the universe?
Last Word
Will we ever be able to tell if an AI gains consciousness? Part 2
Last Word
This week鈥檚 new questions
Last Word
