Health
Is studying your gut bacteria key to good health or a waste of money?
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This week's magazine
On the cover
Editor's picks
Technology
The real danger of deepfake videos is that we may question everything
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Life
Evolution is making us sick and for the first time we can stop it
Features
Earth
Special report: The new megaprojects changing the face of our planet
Features
Space
How to drive the slowest vehicle in the solar system - on Mars
Features
Earth
Biodiversity in crisis: Earth’s giant construction projects mapped out
Features
Technology
Floating nuclear plants could herald a new era of cheap, safe energy
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Table of contents
Leaders
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Space
Asteroids get spun so fast by the force of sunlight they fall apart
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Space
Freak gravitational waves could form black holes and destroy Earth
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Earth
New world map is a more accurate Earth and shows Africa's full size
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Technology
Mind-reading video game helps children with ADHD concentrate better
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Technology
Nanobots can eat nerve agents and then spit out an antidote
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Technology
Nanofibre net draws drinking water from the air for drought-hit people
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Humans
The ancient palaces of Iraq glittered with a special type of glass
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Health
One bad night’s sleep can make you put on fat and lose muscle mass
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Technology
Artificial stupidity could help save humanity from an AI takeover
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Life
Parrots make wise investment decisions to get what they want: walnuts
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Life
Fireflies don’t just glow for sex – they do it to warn away bats too
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Technology
World’s cleanest drop of water reveals why nothing is ever truly clean
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Physics
Artificial muscles and prosthetics could be made of gel-infused wood
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Life
The most trusted meerkats are those with impeccable reputations
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Mind
We can train ourselves to be better at knowing when we are wrong
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Humans
Doomed crew seeking Northwest Passage didn’t die from lead poisoning
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Health
Nose breathing in yoga may calm the mind by slowing brainwaves
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Technology
AI can make high-definition fake videos from just a simple sketch
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Health
Women in England to be allowed to have abortions at home
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Health
We dream even when under general anaesthetic
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Health
Breathing polluted air may make you worse at maths and language
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Technology
Flashing checkerboard patterns let us see a picture that doesn’t exist
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Life
Naked mole rats may become good parents by eating their queen’s faeces
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Technology
Facebook bans Myanmar’s military leader in unprecedented move
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Health
Ebola outbreak has killed 75 in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Analysis
Aperture
Features
Life
Evolution is making us sick and for the first time we can stop it
Features
Technology
Floating nuclear plants could herald a new era of cheap, safe energy
Features
Space
How to drive the slowest vehicle in the solar system - on Mars
Features
Earth
Special report: The new megaprojects changing the face of our planet
Features
Earth
Biodiversity in crisis: Earth’s giant construction projects mapped out
Features
