Issue 3389 | Magazine cover date: 4 June 2022

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4 June 2022

Issue 3389

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Culture

Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder review: The science behind the show

Features

Fast fashion is ruining the planet – here’s how to make it sustainable

Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

Sustainable fashion: How to cut the environmental cost of your clothes

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Gene-replacement therapy is helping children overcome fatal diseases

One in every 50 planets may have been stolen from other stars

An ancient Roman who died in Pompeii has had their genome sequenced

Bricks made of dust from the moon and Mars could make space buildings

Synthetic membrane could lead to self-replicating artificial cells

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Do your own experiment to see if your teabags really are compostable

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2B0TFDW Vin and Omi London Fashion Week Resist AW20. Clothing designed from recycled advertising vinyl fabric and weeds from Highgrove estate. Model

Environment

Fast fashion desperately needs a major environmental makeover

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Environment

Fast fashion is ruining the planet – here’s how to make it sustainable

Features

Mind

Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

Features

2F5J2D9 Recycled care label on t shirt, sustainable fashion wash cold, line dry, mend and repair, reuse, swap or donate with icons.

Environment

Sustainable fashion: How to cut the environmental cost of your clothes

Features

Leaders

Environment

Fast fashion desperately needs a major environmental makeover

For an industry that is all about creativity, fashion has been slow to innovate to deal with its dire environmental impacts. That must change

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Technology

Driverless cars could force other road users to drive more efficiently

Cars controlled by AI drive smoothly and more efficiently, and a computer model suggests the effect spreads to nearby drivers too

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Life

Ancient Romans may have triggered decline of the world’s rarest seals

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Health

Gene-replacement therapy is helping children overcome fatal diseases

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Chemistry

Zapping scrap plastic from cars can turn it into recyclable graphene

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Society

UK visa for top talent excludes graduates of African universities

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Life

Ecological toll of Japan's switch to farming revealed by 1850s maps

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Space

One in every 50 planets may have been stolen from other stars

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Physics

Teleportation trick shows promise for a future quantum internet

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Technology

A quantum computer could catch its own errors on any calculation

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Health

Firearm suicides are rising in the US despite declining globally

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Health

7 things to do to avoid dementia even if you have high genetic risk

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Humans

An ancient Roman who died in Pompeii has had their genome sequenced

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Technology

3D-printed tourniquets could save lives in conflict zones

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Space

Bricks made of dust from the moon and Mars could make space buildings

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Space

NASA awards $2 million to advance rainbow-coloured solar sail project

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Health

Brain cancer immunotherapy in mice more effective with drug coating

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Space

Betelgeuse star dimming puzzle solved by chance with weather satellite

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Technology

Robot that climbs through gut without losing grip could deliver drugs

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Chemistry

Adding tomato pigment to solar panels increases their efficiency

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Technology

Synthetic membrane could lead to self-replicating artificial cells

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Technology

Mini nuclear power stations may produce more waste than large ones

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Space

‘Zombie’ pulsar is spinning slower than should be physically possible

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Analysis

Technology

Will AI text-to-image generators put illustrators out of a job?

Imagen, from Google, is the latest example of an AI seemingly able to produce high-quality images from a text prompt – but they aren't quite ready to replace human illustrators

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Life

Botanical gardens have a rich history, and still provide benefits now

Comment

Space

How lessons learned from space exploration could feed the world

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Aperture

FEATURE CROP The global winning image was taken by Jan Martinek (Czech Republic). Arabidopsis thaliana flower with pollen tubes growing through the pistil. The flower tissues were chemically cleared to become transparent, while the pollen tubes were stained with aniline blue (yellow fluorescence) in order to be seen.

Life

Dazzling close-up images of the natural world, from flowers to flies

These are some of the winning and shortlisted entries for the Olympus Image of the Year Global Life Science Light Microscopy Award, a global photography competition showcasing the art of scientific imaging

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Features

Environment

Fast fashion is ruining the planet – here’s how to make it sustainable

The fashion industry, which has become one of the most damaging to the planet, is having a moment of reckoning. But which changes make a difference, and which ones just come out in the wash?

Features

Mind

Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

Features

Environment

Sustainable fashion: How to cut the environmental cost of your clothes

Features

Culture

Concept drawing may not reflect final content. Image by Sarner International courtesy of National Museums Liverpool

Humans

Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder review: The science behind the show

A mind-expanding new exhibition in Liverpool, UK, sets out to explore how science has influenced the making of Doctor Who

Culture

Humans

Ritual review: A gripping guide to rites and customs around the world

Culture

Humans

Don't Miss: Jurassic World Dominion, a climactic clash with dinosaurs

Culture

Humans

The Red Arrow review: A compelling read about depression and physics

Culture

Humans

Meet the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs in this engaging history

Culture

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Humans

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Humans

When the scientific publishing industry goes rogue

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This week's magazine

4 June 2022

On the cover

Environment

Fast fashion desperately needs a major environmental makeover

Environment

Fast fashion is ruining the planet – here’s how to make it sustainable

Mind

Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

Environment

Sustainable fashion: How to cut the environmental cost of your clothes

Table of contents

Leaders

Environment

Fast fashion desperately needs a major environmental makeover

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Technology

Driverless cars could force other road users to drive more efficiently

Life

Ancient Romans may have triggered decline of the world’s rarest seals

Health

Gene-replacement therapy is helping children overcome fatal diseases

Chemistry

Zapping scrap plastic from cars can turn it into recyclable graphene

Society

UK visa for top talent excludes graduates of African universities

Life

Ecological toll of Japan's switch to farming revealed by 1850s maps

Space

One in every 50 planets may have been stolen from other stars

Physics

Teleportation trick shows promise for a future quantum internet

Technology

A quantum computer could catch its own errors on any calculation

Health

Firearm suicides are rising in the US despite declining globally

Health

7 things to do to avoid dementia even if you have high genetic risk

Humans

An ancient Roman who died in Pompeii has had their genome sequenced

Technology

3D-printed tourniquets could save lives in conflict zones

Space

Bricks made of dust from the moon and Mars could make space buildings

Space

NASA awards $2 million to advance rainbow-coloured solar sail project

Health

Brain cancer immunotherapy in mice more effective with drug coating

Space

Betelgeuse star dimming puzzle solved by chance with weather satellite

Technology

Robot that climbs through gut without losing grip could deliver drugs

Chemistry

Adding tomato pigment to solar panels increases their efficiency

Technology

Synthetic membrane could lead to self-replicating artificial cells

Technology

Mini nuclear power stations may produce more waste than large ones

Space

‘Zombie’ pulsar is spinning slower than should be physically possible

Analysis

Technology

Will AI text-to-image generators put illustrators out of a job?

Life

Botanical gardens have a rich history, and still provide benefits now

Space

How lessons learned from space exploration could feed the world

Aperture

Life

Dazzling close-up images of the natural world, from flowers to flies

Features

Environment

Fast fashion is ruining the planet – here’s how to make it sustainable

Mind

Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

Environment

Sustainable fashion: How to cut the environmental cost of your clothes

Culture

Humans

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