Physics
The hunt for the Un-universe
Features
This week's magazine
26 January 2008
Issue 2640
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Life
Italian physicists face backlash over pope protest
Academics who protested against the pope's plans to speak at an Italian university are facing tough criticism across the country
News
Health
Sacking of nuclear official prompts row
News
Earth
Antarctic volcano gives glacier the slip
News
Earth
Killer starfish destroy ‘richest’ coral reefs
News
Health
Bone marrow could stop organ rejection
News
60 Seconds
News
Earth
Bush decision on sonar a blow for whales
News
Life
Labs get licences to create ‘cybrid’ embryos
News
Health
How traffic pollution damages the heart
News
Health
Has human clone generated stem cells?
News
Soundbites
News
Earth
Is the Pacific splitting in two?
News
Life
House-hunting bees behave like a brain
News
Earth
World’s poor are up in arms over food prices
News
Health
Inbred humans live to a ripe old age
News
Health
Morphine may leave babies sensitive to pain
News
Space
Supernova ‘echoes’ are a window to the galaxy’s past
News
Earth
Surf helps scientists predict volcanic eruptions
News
Life
Lazy option is best when waiting for the bus
News
Life
杏吧原创s find fountain of youth 鈥� for yeast
News
Life
Planet spotters seek a watery twinkle in the sky
News
Health
Coffee increases miscarriage risk
News
Health
1918 flu pandemic had a trial run
News
Life
Family ties defy changing society
News
Humans
Ancient bones suggest cavemen wore boots
News
Technology
Computer develops its own Pac-Man strategies
News
Technology
Sound solution for cooling chips
News
Technology
DNA ‘nose’ sniffs out explosives
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Earth
Hopes build for eco-concrete
News
Health
Virtual world could aid diagnosis of schizophrenia
News
Earth
Pitter-patter of raindrops could power devices
News
Opinion
Earth
Editorial: Natural does not mean harmless
The fact that naturally occurring substances can be just as hazardous as synthetic ones should not be ignored to press the organic case
Opinion
Health
Editorial: Don’t mess with nuclear safety
Opinion
Comment: More science skills, please
Opinion
Earth
Interview: Keeping an eye on Antarctica
Opinion
Commentary: Revisiting nature versus nurture
Opinion
Features
Physics
The hunt for the Un-universe
Have we been missing an entirely different kind of matter? Zeeya Merali joins the hunt for unparticles
Features
Health
Why vaccines are hard to swallow
Features
Life
The strange anatomy of the brain
Features
Earth
The mysterious workings of the rain cloud
Features
Health
Histories: Mithridates’s marvellous medicine
Features
More
Review: Biobazaar: The open source revolution and biotechnology by Janet Hope
Biotechnology could benefit from the lessons of open source software, but it's important to recognise their differences, says James Love
Books & Arts
Life
Review: Grave Secrets of Dinosaurs by Phillip Manning
Books & Arts
Review: The Naked Man by Desmond Morris
Books & Arts
Space
Review: The International Atlas of Lunar Exploration by Philip J Stooke
Books & Arts
