Physics
2008: Does time travel start here?
Features
This week's magazine
9 February 2008
Issue 2642
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Earth
Do nuclear plants boost leukaemia risk?
Children near nuclear facilities in Germany may be 50% more likely to develop the cancer, say researchers
News
Earth
US pulls the plug on flagship clean coal project
News
Life
Conservation laws threaten rare orchids
News
Space
Iran celebrates ‘provocative’ space launch
News
Health
Is pig-brain ‘mist’ linked to mystery ailment?
News
Earth
Wall Street joins battle against global warming
News
Health
Mercury compound makes for safer jabs
News
60 Seconds
News
Life
Stepping up the search for ET
News
Life
Stay-at-home baboon dads give kids a boost
News
Health
Stem cell transplant ‘cures’ diabetic mice
News
Soundbites
News
Health
Did GSK trial data mask Paxil suicide risk?
News
Earth
Farmland is eating up the world’s wildernesses
News
Health
‘Nerve bridge’ bypasses spinal cord injury
News
Life
Genetic map of black rat reveals its past
News
Life
Females love the sweet smell of sexual success
News
Physics
‘Black strings’ may reveal extra dimensions
News
Life
Language evolves in fits and starts
News
Health
Pump iron to lose the pounds
News
Health
Alzheimer’s plaques form ‘within a day’
News
Life
Babies reveal natural gift for numbers
News
Life
Evidence of fossil bugs found in volcanic bubble
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Health
Hair test cuts breast cancer errors
News
Technology
Holographic memory learns to forget
News
Technology
Tech titans battle over Yahoo acquisition
News
Technology
Crashing software poses flight danger
News
Technology
Web tool predicts election results and stock prices
News
Opinion
Health
Editorial: Public health needs lawyers’ help
Lawyers who come across documents that the pharmaceutical companies would rather keep quiet would serve the public well by pressing for their release
Opinion
Earth
Editorial: Come clean on coal
Opinion
Physics
Is Big Physics peddling science pornography?
Opinion
Life
Interview: Using nature to tackle terrorism
Opinion
Life
Perspectives: Staying strong in the rain
Opinion
Commentary: There’s no excuse for ignorance
Opinion
Features
Physics
2008: Does time travel start here?
Experiments at the world's most powerful atom-smasher could lead to visitors from the future, says Michael Brooks
Features
Life
The personality factor: What makes you unique?
Features
Life
Mass extinctions: The microbes strike back
Features
Technology
Atomic logic: In search of shape-shifting circuits
Features
Technology
When pioneering photography filled the theatres
Features
More
Earth
Review: The Hot Topic by Gabrielle Walker and David King
Finally, there's a book that offers a sane and balanced approach to dealing with climate change, says Chris Mooney
Books & Arts
Physics
Review: The Physics of NASCAR by Diandra Leslie-Pelecky
Books & Arts
Physics
Review: The Canon by Natalie Angier
Books & Arts
