Health
We must revisit the covid-19 pandemic to prepare for future outbreaks
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This week's magazine
4 January 2025
Issue 3524
On the cover
Editor's picks
Table of contents
快猫短视频
Health
Will there be another pandemic after covid-19 and are we prepared?
Covid-19 is responsible for the deaths of millions of people around the world, but researchers fear the next global outbreak could be even worse, making it vital that we start preparing for that unknown pathogen now
News
Health
Everything we know about long covid – including how to reduce the risk
News
Health
Five years on, have we learned the lessons of covid-19?
News
Health
The big unanswered questions about the covid-19 coronavirus
News
Health
Covid-19 led to a new era of vaccines that could transform medicine
News
Health
5 graphs that show how the world suddenly changed when covid-19 hit
News
Health
The key events during the covid-19 pandemic
News
Features
Mind
Why becoming the right kind of optimist can transform your health
Some kinds of optimism get us into trouble, but others help us prosper. Luckily, a few tricks can help you become the right kind of positive thinker and reap the rewards
Features
Humans
How DNA in dirt is reshaping our understanding of Stone Age humans
Features
Physics
Can we use quantum computers to test a radical consciousness theory?
Features
Culture
Comment
The best science fiction TV shows to look forward in 2025
From Doctor Who and Severance to Apple Cider Vinegar, there are plenty of great sci-fi and science-inflected TV shows coming up this year, says Bethan Ackerley
Culture
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The best sci-fi TV shows of all time, according to 快猫短视频
Culture
Comment
The best science fiction movies to look forward to in 2025
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Health
How the covid-19 pandemic distorted our experience of time
Many of us experienced time differently in the pandemic. Learning why can help us, say Ruth Ogden and Patricia Kingori
Comment
Environment
There’s a new way to make everyday products without using fossil fuels
Comment
Mathematics
This mathematical trick lets you work out the weekday of any date
Regulars
Tom Gauld on the best look for space
Regulars
Twisteddoodles on unusual scientific acronyms
Regulars
Regulars
A New Year鈥檚 resolution nightmare and strange lights in the night sky
The truth is out there 鈥� about all those broken promises to better yourself and the odd case of the US politician and the UFOs that never were
This Week鈥檚 Letters
Letters
If we ever find life on other worlds, will it be based on DNA?
Last Word
Why do our nostrils point down, not straight out from our faces?
Last Word
Could flatulence-inducing food give a runner jet propulsion?
Last Word
This week鈥檚 new questions
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