Physics
The great antimatter mystery
Features
This week's magazine
12 April 2008
Issue 2651
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Earth
US bulldozing green laws to build border fence
The Bush administration aims to build 750 kilometres of fence along the US-Mexico border and is waiving environmental laws to do it
News
Health
Bird flu case raises fears of undiagnosed infections
News
Health
Minorities and elderly ignored by drug trials
News
Health
Economic crises can have health benefits
News
60 Seconds
News
Technology
CSI effect gives no comfort to criminals
News
Health
Prion disease spreads through sheep milk
News
Earth
Nuclear war would punch a hole in the atmosphere
News
Earth
Nuclear super-fuel gets too hot to handle
News
Space
Did pre-big bang universe leave its mark on the sky?
News
Soundbites
News
Health
Could stem-cell implants ‘catch’ Parkinson’s?
News
Earth
Curious cloud formations linked to quakes
News
Health
Getting to the bottom of irritable bowels
News
Earth
Ozone smog spoils bracing seaside air
News
Life
Faeces clue IDs early Americans
News
Health
Early neglect can trigger childhood aggression
News
Earth
Melting ice caps may trigger more volcanic eruptions
News
Health
Asthma drug can restore lost sense of smell
News
Health
Pig cell transplants help people with diabetes
News
Health
Ultra-bugs thrive on antibiotics
News
Earth
San Andreas fault pushed around by big cousin
News
Physics
Why a baseball ‘pop-up’ is tricky to catch
News
Health
Bamboo ‘silk’ protects against UV and bugs
News
Technology
Sweat ducts could bounce emotions to remote device
News
Technology
Software generates chords to back any melody
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Earth
‘Crash-tested’ skulls throw light on extinctions
News
Earth
Harnessing river whirlpools puts energy on tap
News
Opinion
Editorial : Born into a life of crime
Now we know that an abusive upbringing can turn some children into criminals, governments must work to improve parenting in at-risk families
Opinion
Technology
Editorial: Nuclear industry must not forget past lessons
Opinion
Comment: Climate shocks that come out of the blue
Opinion
Interview: How a hacker became a freedom fighter
Opinion
Commentary: Why we don’t need ‘scientism’ and ‘religionism’
Opinion
Features
Physics
The great antimatter mystery
When the universe was born antimatter was just as plentiful as matter. What happened to change that? Physicists Helen Quinn and Yossi Nir investigate
Features
Life
Why first-past-the-post voting is fundamentally flawed
Features
Earth
Ocean biodiversity: Depths of ignorance
Features
Humans
Nipping teen crime in the bud
Features
More
Earth
Review: Treasures of the Arctic
Subhankar Banerjee's sweeping images have made a political impact as well as an artistic one, says Andrew Robinson
Books & Arts
Life
Film review: Expelled: No intelligence allowed
Books & Arts
Review: The Music of Pythagoras by Kitty Ferguson
Books & Arts
Review: Tree of Rivers by John Hemming
Books & Arts
Technology
Review: The Coming Convergence by Stanley Schmidt
Books & Arts
Making the right choices in climate change
Careers
