Technology
The stock market is run by wild robots we don't fully control
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This week's magazine
On the cover
Editor's picks
Health
Sleeping too little is no badge of honour – it harms our brains
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Health
Wake-up call: How a lack of sleep can cause Alzheimer’s
Features
Earth
The next supercontinent: Four ways Earth could reshape itself
Features
Technology
The blushing Englishman who stole nuclear secrets from the US
Features
Earth
Is positive thinking the way to save the planet?
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
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Space
The sun's energy could speed up dark matter so we can detect it
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Health
Side effects are worse when we think medication looks expensive
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Humans
This AI can tell true hate speech from harmless banter
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Physics
The most precise atomic clock ever made is a cube of quantum gas
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Earth
We just found nineteen new species of gecko in one tiny area
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Life
Neonicotinoid pesticides found in honey from every continent
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Health
Protein injection could prevent hair loss during chemotherapy
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Health
Little-known drug keeps climbers’ minds sharp at high altitude
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Space
Lunar volcanoes and lava lakes gave the early moon an atmosphere
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Technology
Light-filtering paint cools your home when exposed to hot sun
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Space
Half the universe’s missing matter has just been finally found
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Technology
Smartphone lets you see round corners by light flicker on floor
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Humans
Exploding stars could have kick-started our ancestors’ evolution
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Health
Anti-doping agency to ban all gene editing in sport from 2018
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Health
Kuwait's plans for mandatory DNA database have been cancelled
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Life
Evolution’s rules mean life on Earth isn’t that varied after all
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Humans
Father of 'nudge' psychology wins economics Nobel
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Space
Giant black hole seen flickering on and off after galaxy snack
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Health
Human hearts kept 'asleep' in a box can survive outside the body
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Technology
Drone designers accidentally explain colour of albatross wings
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Technology
Google's new earbuds act as two-way translators in your ear
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Earth
60 Seconds
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Technology
A house has been bought on the blockchain for the first time
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Analysis
Life
Banning shark fin soup in the US is bad for shark conservation
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Technology
Build an AI god? Beware the downsides of this weird tech plan
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Health
The US will not ban guns so must learn how to live with them
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Technology
The stock market is run by wild robots we don't fully control
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Technology
Will Alphabet's internet balloons really help Puerto Rico?
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