Health
We're ignoring easy ways to encourage children to be physically active
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This week's magazine
On the cover
Editor's picks
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When is the best time to exercise to get the most from your workout?
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The remarkable science-backed ways to get fit as fast as possible
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Why slow running could be even more beneficial than running fast
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What is the optimal amount of exercise and how much is too much?
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How to use psychology to hack your mind and fall in love with exercise
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How fast do we get out of shape and is there a way to slow the loss?
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How much exercise do children really need – and what type?
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If your gym instructor is an iPad, what is lost – and gained?
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Table of contents
Leaders
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Technology
Is sharing your smartphone PIN part of a healthy relationship?
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Technology
Tiny solar-powered drones could stay in the air forever
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Environment
Hurricane forecasts are improving – but big misses are still possible
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Chemistry
Hydrogel can preserve medications for weeks outside of a fridge
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Space
Moon of Saturn has an equivalent of freshwater rivers and salty oceans
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Space
A new formula for defining a planet still keeps Pluto out of the club
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Health
Retinol's anti-ageing effects may work by changing your skin microbes
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Life
Sea slugs discovered working together to hunt in packs
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Life
Watch bees defend their nest by slapping ants with their wings
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Technology
Many people think AI is already sentient - and that's a big problem
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Technology
Robot dog can stifle weeds by blasting them with a blowtorch
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Mind
From Pearl Jam to Dolly Parton, how musicians' tempos change over time
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Humans
Butchered bones hint humans were in South America 21,000 years ago
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Physics
How to unsnarl a tangle of threads, according to physics
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Space
NASA's cancelled moon rover calls 2026 crewed landing into question
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Life
Chimps respond to each other at a pace similar to human conversation
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Environment
Green belts around cities help keep them cool
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Space
Zombie galaxy came back to life after 20 million years
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Health
Covid-19 hit women harder than men in India, unlike most of the world
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Technology
Chinese nuclear reactor is completely meltdown-proof
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Earth
Shock discovery reveals deep sea nodules are a source of oxygen
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Space
Universe’s missing matter may be explained by galaxies leaking gas
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Analysis
Aperture
Features
Health
The remarkable science-backed ways to get fit as fast as possible
Features
Health
When is the best time to exercise to get the most from your workout?
Features
Health
What is the optimal amount of exercise and how much is too much?
Features
Health
If your gym instructor is an iPad, what is lost – and gained?
Features
Health
Why slow running could be even more beneficial than running fast
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