Physics
The final unravelling of the universe
Features
This week's magazine
5 February 2005
Issue 2485
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Earth
Goodness of organic food harmed by processing
It may have been grown pesticide free, without a trace of modified genes, or on a free-range farm, but processing can load it with fat, salt and sugar
News
Earth
List of top green countries revealed
News
Health
Rare fungal infection could strike tsunami survivors
News
Earth
Good harvest, but Ethiopia is still hungry
News
Earth
Arctic ozone hole could reach record size
News
Space
60 seconds
News
Health
Goat found infected with BSE
News
Space
NASA warned not to rely on computer models
News
Milky Way’s supermassive black hole is snoozing
News
Health
Sex hormones plunge in downtrodden females
News
Earth
Should we save Earth’s biodiversity hotspots?
News
Earth
Biodiversity’s golden rules may not work
News
Health
Early detection of Alzheimer’s with bio-barcoding
News
Life
Dyslexia slows drivers’ reactions
News
Health
Flu shot shortage turns into a glut
News
Health
Blood test for schizophrenia draws nearer
News
Physics
How 3D space survived the great destruction
News
Earth
Bonobos dying as they flee hunters
News
Earth
Hungry algae plunged Earth into deep freeze
News
Earth
Primordial seas too saline for early evolution
News
Earth
Coral reefs create clouds to control the climate
News
Space
Pluto’s moon a chip off the old block?
News
Life
Marine worms chisel their way through mud
News
Space
Radio blast adds sparkle to polar light show
News
Physics
Massive exploding stars create rare magnetars
News
Life
Horse handedness could lead to safer bets
News
Life
Why insects resist a breath of fresh air
News
Health
Bacteria death reduces human hopes of immortality
News
Life
Radiation turns earthworms on
News
Technology
Mirror that reflects your future self
News
Technology
Defending civil aircraft ‘may be too costly’
News
Technology
New camcorder offers easy slow-motion
News
Technology
Virtual surround-sound tailored to individual ears
News
Technology
Parents may join fight against online movie piracy
News
Technology
Invention
News
Health
Pollution fighter turns clot buster
News
Technology
Project Honeypot aims to trap spammers
News
Opinion
Health
Editorial: Bird flu outbreak could kill 1.5 billion people
This is the worst-case scenario keeping virologists awake at night, yet the world's scientists have failed to develop a plan to protect us
Opinion
Life
Humans beings are actors, not puppets
Opinion
Interview: Nothing but the tooth
Opinion
Humans
Westminster diary
Opinion
Features
Physics
The final unravelling of the universe
It might collapse in a big crunch, or it could end more violently in a big rip. A drift into darkness is an option, but even that could get pretty exciting
Features
Health
Cannabis: Prescribing the miracle weed
Features
Earth
Journey to the centre of a quake
Features
Histories: Portrait of a lady
Features
More
Earth
The Volcano Adventure Guide by Rosaly Lopes
Books & Arts
Earth
Aliens of the Deep 3D, a film directed by James Cameron
Books & Arts
Dark Hero of the Information Age: In search of Norbert Wiener by Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman
Books & Arts
Astro Turf by M G Lord
Books & Arts
Physics
Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku
Books & Arts
Earth
Global Warming by Mark Maslin
Books & Arts
An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Genetics by Adrian Woolfson
Books & Arts
Mind Hacks by Tom Stafford and Matt Webb
Books & Arts
A scientist’s guide to Scotland
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