Physics
Is time an illusion?
Features
This week's magazine
19 January 2008
Issue 2639
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Health
Malnutrition causing a third of child deaths
A third of child deaths occur for want of simple vitamins and minerals, and a daily fill of breast milk, say new studies
News
Health
Antidepressants’ benefits may be exaggerated
News
Earth
Carbon-trading plans could boost nuclear power
News
Earth
New monkey species is already endangered
News
Earth
Folk medicine spells doom for reptiles
News
Earth
Ice loss is severe at both poles
News
60 Seconds
News
Physics
Physics reels as the financial axe falls
News
Life
Is information essential for life?
News
Soundbites
News
Physics
Did the Higgs boson puff up the universe?
News
Health
Super-sensitive BSE tests may not make meat safer
News
Health
Schizophrenia dooms victims to repeat mistakes
News
Health
Simple protein makes embryonic stem cells thrive
News
Life
Learning language with the singalong neurons
News
Health
Probiotic bacteria could keep us slim
News
Space
Planet diet helps white dwarfs stay young and trim
News
Earth
Tremors keep crust-dwelling microbes alive
News
Health
Syphilis came from the Americas
News
Life
Squirrels ‘fake it’ to fool would-be thieves
News
Humans
Long legs really are more sexy
News
Health
Rogue stem cells hold clue to melanoma growth
News
Life
Dinosaur teens were keen on sex
News
Health
Rebuilt heart doesn’t miss a beat
News
Life
Wi-Fi music polling device takes heat off the DJ
News
Technology
‘Smart heating’ fits the bill
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Life
‘Critter cams’ reveal animal secrets
News
Health
A Wii warm-up hones surgical skills
News
Earth
‘Pac-Man’ molecule chews up uranium contamination
News
Opinion
Editorial: Supporting role for nuclear power?
There is a case for nuclear power in tackling global warming, but the future lies with renewables
Opinion
Editorial: Investing in science is not just about profit
Opinion
Health
The great diet delusion
Opinion
Life
Interview: Out on a limb over language
Opinion
Perspectives: What are the true threats to reason?
Opinion
Physics
Commentary: The end of frontier science?
Opinion
Features
Physics
Is time an illusion?
The greatest trick the universe ever pulled was convincing us that time exists. Amanda Gefter breaks the spell
Features
Life
Beastly tales: Rewriting human history
Features
Environment
How primate porn reveals what we really want
Features
Earth
Coal: Bleak outlook for the black stuff
Features
More
Life
Study reveals sex bias in science
Women are more likely to have their research published if the referees who review their work do not know their gender
Careers
Humans
Review: Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin
Books & Arts
Physics
Review: Benjamin Franklin’s Numbers by Paul Pasles
Books & Arts
Review: How and Why Species Multiply by Peter R Grant and Rosemary Grant
Books & Arts
