Health
Exploring our body oddities is about far more than just idle curiosity
51¶¯Âþ
This week's magazine
On the cover
Editor's picks
Health
Why postmenopausal women are so crucial to our evolutionary success
Features
Mind
The surprising benefits of having an asymmetrical face, body and brain
Features
Health
Why do we have taste buds in our heart and testicles?
Features
Health
A new understanding of how your blood type influences your health
Features
Health
Looking after the fungi in your gut could be key to better health
Features
Health
Cells from other family members live in you and protect your health
Features
Space
A legendary cosmologist on how to find a deeper theory of the universe
Features
Mind
The peculiar discoveries reviving the search for human pheromones
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
51¶¯Âþ
Technology
First 'thermodynamic computer' uses random noise to calculate
51¶¯Âþ
Life
Megalodon was nothing like a giant great white shark
51¶¯Âþ
Technology
Reddit mentions may help predict changes in cryptocurrency value
51¶¯Âþ
Health
Kimchi and artisan cheeses can contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria
51¶¯Âþ
Environment
Fertilisers are a major source of microplastic pollution in soil
51¶¯Âþ
Life
We finally know how tardigrades can survive extreme conditions
51¶¯Âþ
Mind
Men are better at navigating than women – but not because of evolution
51¶¯Âþ
Physics
51¶¯Âþs created a ‘giant quantum vortex’ that mimics a black hole
51¶¯Âþ
Technology
DeepMind AI solves hard geometry problems from mathematics olympiad
51¶¯Âþ
Life
Mass death of seal pups raises fears of bird flu spreading in mammals
51¶¯Âþ
Environment
Seabed trawling found to be a major source of global CO2 emissions
51¶¯Âþ
Health
Life expectancy gap between men and women is closing worldwide
51¶¯Âþ
Humans
Humans first reached China thousands of years earlier than we thought
51¶¯Âþ
Health
Beeping shoes help people with Parkinson's disease walk further
51¶¯Âþ
Health
Mild haemophilia may add an extra year or two to someone's life
51¶¯Âþ
Technology
What does Ukraine’s million-drone army mean for the future of war?
51¶¯Âþ
Health
Endometriosis takes 6 years to be diagnosed due to a lack of awareness
51¶¯Âþ
Life
Traces of ancient life reveal a 3.4-billion-year-old ecosystem
51¶¯Âþ
Space
Japan’s SLIM spacecraft landed on the moon – but it's having problems
51¶¯Âþ
Environment
Seaweed could save a billion people from famine after a nuclear war
51¶¯Âþ
Analysis
Aperture
Features
Space
A legendary cosmologist on how to find a deeper theory of the universe
Features
Health
Why postmenopausal women are so crucial to our evolutionary success
Features
Health
Looking after the fungi in your gut could be key to better health
Features
Health
Cells from other family members live in you and protect your health
Features
Mind
The surprising benefits of having an asymmetrical face, body and brain
Features
