Space
Weird worlds: Planets that defy convention
Features
This week's magazine
29 September 2007
Issue 2623
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Space
Mars Society seeks to rescue crewed mission
A charity hopes that the US House of Representatives provision to ban funding human expeditions to Mars can be overturned
News
Earth
Gaia scientist endorses plan to halt climate change
News
Health
UK considers organ donation by default
News
Earth
Invading bullfrogs spread deadly fungus
News
Health
US laws tightened to improve drug safety
News
Health
Controversial drug DCA to get first human trials
News
Health
Illegal steroid racket busted
News
60 Seconds
News
Health
Concerns raised over Taser safety
News
Health
‘Re-plumbing’ the liver helps beat cancer
News
Soundbites
News
Humans
Flirting makes up for antisocial tendencies
News
Health
Discussions over drug critic included company CEO
News
Physics
Rival theory fights back against dark matter
News
Life
‘Hobbit’ wrist bones suggest a distinct species
News
This week 50 years ago
News
Health
Magnets could help spot bird flu in humans
News
Health
Strenuous exercise can raise risk of miscarriage
News
Life
Diving polar bear confirms Inuit observations
News
Life
Mutant space bugs a threat to astronauts
News
Technology
Unravelled: The mystery of why strings tangle
News
Physics
Quantum transport poses a dilemma for philosophers
News
Health
Brain clue could provide anti-obesity drugs
News
Health
Being left-handed isn’t the kiss of death
News
Space
‘Self-aware’ space rovers would be speedy explorers
News
Technology
Superconducting bus heralds quantum chip
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Technology
Carbon nanotube plucked by nano-tweezers
News
Technology
Internet volunteers transform search and rescue
News
Life
Digital critters shed light on human sleep
News
Opinion
Health
Why police should show restraint with the Taser
The Taser electro-shock weapon normally causes no long-term health damage, but that should not be taken as a green light for police to use it
Opinion
Health
Slaughtering animals is no way to stop disease
Opinion
Earth
Comment: Unwitting accomplices in interrogation abuse
Opinion
Technology
Comment: Bluffing over anti-missile defence?
Opinion
Health
Interview: Clinical trials of life
Opinion
Features
Space
Weird worlds: Planets that defy convention
From super huge to hellishly hot, there are some crazy planets coming to light outside the familiar confines of our solar system
Features
Health
Superbugs: Scare in the community
Features
Health
The great escape: Ending period pain
Features
Earth
Rocks could be novel store for wind energy
Features
More
Life
Second Sight: Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
This year marks the centenary of Pablo Picasso's masterpiece and the birth of cubism. Was the artist's creative breakthrough inspired by science?
Books & Arts
Review: Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream by Jennifer Ackerman
Books & Arts
Review: Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
Books & Arts
Space
The word: Radio-quiet reserve
Regulars
How postdocs can give their careers a boost
Careers
