Life
Music special: The roots of music
Features
This week's magazine
23 February 2008
Issue 2644
Editor's picks
Life
Music special: Are animals naturally musical?
Features
Music special: Flexible scales and immutable octaves
Features
Humans
Music special: The illusion of music
Features
Music special: Singing in the brain
Features
Physics
Cosmic string: The search continues
Features
Life
The decline, fall and return of the red wolf
Features
Table of contents
News
Earth
Habitat loss drives decline in amphibians
Global survey of amphibian numbers suggests that making more habitats open to them is the only way to avert a mass extinction
News
Earth
Alien invasions of marine ecosystems wreak havoc
News
Health
More people mean more disease
News
Physics
Physics’ funding furore
News
Space
China’s space reputation is growing fast
News
Health
Cellphone radiation affects cells in living humans
News
Life
Nuclear forensics struggling to curb trafficking
News
60 Seconds
News
Humans
Ultrasound nails location of the elusive G spot
News
Life
Do animals think like autistic savants?
News
Soundbites
News
Health
Organ transplants without lifelong immunosuppressants
News
Earth
Mystery hum puzzles geologists
News
Space
Did a collision create Venus as we know it?
News
Life
Beware words that prompt mental images
News
Life
Giant ‘frog from hell’ hops up in Madagascar
News
Earth
Global warming twice as lethal as previously assumed
News
Health
Fatal brain cancer tamed by gene therapy
News
Health
Dioxin exposure is bad for your sperm count
News
Physics
How to ‘see’ quantum entanglement
News
Space
Giant leap for planet-spotting technique
News
Environment
Cats trade efficiency for stealth
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Technology
Wanted: RAM’s help in solving crimes
News
Technology
Court deals blow to online whistleblowers
News
Technology
Rubbery material self-repairs when snapped
News
Technology
How long before all-out cyberwar?
News
Earth
Crystal sponges capture carbon emissions
News
Space
‘Scolding’ software to speed planet hunt
News
Life
Are catnaps as beneficial as actual sleep?
News
Opinion
Features
Life
Music special: The roots of music
Why is music so important to us, and can engaging with music change the way our brains work, even as adults?
Features
Life
Music special: Are animals naturally musical?
Features
Music special: Flexible scales and immutable octaves
Features
Humans
Music special: The illusion of music
Features
Music special: Singing in the brain
Features
Physics
Cosmic string: The search continues
Features
Life
The decline, fall and return of the red wolf
Features
More
Life
Review: Babies by Design
Arguments against "designer" babies may be flawed, says Arthur Caplan, but shouldn't we be more worried about who could be doing the designing?
Books & Arts
Health
Review: In Defence of Food by Michael Pollan
Books & Arts
Physics
Review: How Round is Your Circle?
Books & Arts
Science entrepreneurs need better business skills
Careers
The PhD journey: how to choose a good supervisor
Careers
