Health
Is it worth going to the mind gym?
Features
This week's magazine
12 January 2008
Issue 2638
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Health
Delegating tasks could ease HIV doctor shortage
A deficit of doctors in HIV/AIDS-stricken countries could be alleviated if medics assign minor tasks to junior staff or even patients, says WHO
News
Health
US funds stem-cell therapy for radiation sickness
News
Life
Legal battles threaten nuclear power programme
News
Health
Osteoporosis drug fears may be unfounded
News
Earth
Mixed news for US agency over emissions
News
Physics
US scientists tackle evolution deniers
News
Earth
Fuel emissions study ‘misleading’ claim experts
News
60 Seconds
News
Life
Altruism is no family matter
News
Life
Did life begin on a radioactive beach?
News
Health
A little sun might fight cancer
News
Life
What makes the monarch butterfly’s clock tick?
News
Earth
Brain ‘seismology’ helps predict epileptic attacks
News
Health
Lead exposure may be a factor in Alzheimer’s
News
Health
Anti-smoking drug could tempt athletes to cheat
News
Physics
‘Ball-shaped’ universe bounces back
News
Soundbites
News
Physics
Galaxy’s antimatter may leak from black holes
News
Health
Garlic combats arsenic poisoning
News
Earth
Switchgrass revives hopes for biofuels
News
Physics
Could lightning strike in space?
News
Health
Breast cancer genes don’t have to mean cancer
News
Life
Monkey battles play to home-field advantage
News
Life
Randy flies reveal how booze loosens sexual inhibition
News
Health
Universal flu vaccine works in humans
News
Health
Iron nanobeads can control immune system
News
Life
Silicon poet pens haiku on demand
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Life
UK and US labelled ‘endemic surveillance societies’
News
Technology
Cellphones could eat into TV picture quality
News
Technology
Graphite pencilled in to replace silicon transistors
News
Technology
Flawed NASA survey worth a second look
News
Opinion
Editorial: It’s evolution, stupid
The US National Academy of Science's latest book uses straight talking to explain why progress in medicine and agriculture would not be possible without an understanding of evolution
Opinion
Editorial: Time for revolution in evolution?
Opinion
Earth
Comment: Polar power game reveals surprise winner
Opinion
Physics
Comment: The group delusion
Opinion
Space
Interview: From UFOs to space stations
Opinion
Humans
Perspectives: Meaning and the body
Opinion
Physics
Commentary: Would-be traffic herders beware
Opinion
Features
Health
Is it worth going to the mind gym?
Brain-training programs are all the rage, but do they boost your cognitive powers in the real world?
Features
Space
The mystery of Planet X
Features
Health
Fighting cancer with filth
Features
Life
The great seed blitzkrieg
Features
Technology
Theatrophone 鈥� the 19th-century iPod
Features
