Humans
Going global: How humans conquered the world
Features
This week's magazine
27 October 2007
Issue 2627
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Earth
Farmed salmon threat to Antarctic krill
Overfishing of shrimp-like crustaceans to feed farmed fish is likely to harm Antarctic ecosystems unless action is taken
News
Health
Epsom salts could save thousands from eclampsia
News
Technology
Nuclear nose sniffs out North Korean detonation
News
Earth
Exxon’s funding of polar bear research questioned
News
60 Seconds
News
Earth
Depleting oil supplies threaten ‘meltdown in society’
News
Health
Drug brings hope for a universal flu vaccine
News
Life
Confidence is key to accurate police line-ups
News
Health
Why the long wait for gene-specific drugs?
News
Physics
Time travel and how to achieve it
News
This week 50 years ago
News
Health
Absent prions blow hole in BSE theory
News
Soundbites
News
Health
Dietary supplement may boost egg yield for IVF
News
Life
The fishy origin of our fingers and toes
News
Earth
Rocketing CO2 prompts criticisms of IPCC
News
Life
Ancient pots yield their DNA secrets
News
Health
Blood type can confer resistance to malaria
News
Life
Mystery of ‘missing’ Shakespeare portrait
News
Earth
How the ‘Yellowstone plume’ saves US states
News
Life
The synchronising secret to corals’ moonlit orgy
News
Health
Lack of sleep is a lot like mental illness
News
Health
Immunity genes bolster fight against infection
News
Life
Albatrosses’ wandering is as aimless as it seems
News
Life
Tortoise shapes evolved to avoid ‘turning turtle’
News
Life
Looking presidential may give you the edge
News
Technology
Crash highlights risks of uncrewed aircraft
News
Life
‘Wikistrangers’ are as trustworthy as regular editors
News
Physics
20-year-old wins Turing maths challenge
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Environment
Neutrino detector reveals deep ocean life
News
Life
What puts the creepy into robot crawlies?
News
Technology
‘Smart’ lamp offers true mood lighting
News
Opinion
Earth
Editorial: Let’s not leave marine research to chance
Big physics projects have had significant benefits for marine biology, but the fate of the oceans deserves more systematic study
Opinion
Life
Race and intelligence: Not a case of black and white
Opinion
Earth
Interview: An inconvenient voice
Opinion
Features
Humans
Going global: How humans conquered the world
How, when, and why did our ancestors migrate out of Africa? Finally the story of human global domination is coming together
Features
Earth
CO2: Don’t count on the trees
Features
Health
Diabetes: One disease or two?
Features
Space
The trouble with supernovae
Features
More
Graduate special: How do I use science to start a business?
Tips on how to turn your great idea into a reality
Careers
Graduate special: Insider tips for getting postgrad funding
Careers
Graduate special: I have a PhD, should I apply for a graduate position?
Careers
Graduate special: Should I go abroad to work or study?
Careers
Graduate special: Work experience
Careers
Graduate special: How a female scientist can buck the system
Careers
Graduate special: Should I stay in science?
Careers
Graduate special: How do I write a scientific CV?
Careers
Graduate special: What are employers looking for?
Careers
Graduate special: Puzzled over the future?
Careers
Poisoning on an industrial scale
Books & Arts
Space
Film review: In the Shadow of the Moon
Books & Arts
The word: CamelCase
Regulars
Review: Citrus: A history by Pierre Laszlo
Books & Arts
Review: Wild Amazon by Nick Gordon
Books & Arts
