Life
The secret language of cuttlefish
Features
This week's magazine
26 April 2008
Issue 2653
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Health
Life expectancy dropping in some parts of US
Life expectancy is declining among some groups of US citizens, a new study shows 鈥� smoking, obesity and high blood pressure may be the cause
News
Space
‘Ballistic re-entry’ raises questions over Soyuz safety
News
Health
Big breakfasts make boy births more likely
News
Health
Protein test predicts invasive breast cancer
News
Health
Personal genome tests under fire in New York
News
Earth
Biodiversity linked to human health
News
Health
Study reveals the health secrets in your pee
News
60 Seconds
News
Health
Blood transfusions found to harm some patients
News
Life
Early life could have relied on ‘arsenic DNA’
News
Humans
Were Mesopotamians the first brand addicts?
News
Soundbites
News
Earth
Arctic currents may be warming the world
News
Earth
Megaquake set to strike within a decade
News
Life
Fruit flies trade lifespan for brain power
News
Health
Memories of your last meal can help you stay thin
News
Physics
Physicists respond to dark matter ‘discovery’
News
Earth
Rising nations face ‘back door’ emissions limits
News
Life
Testosterone turns birds into bad parents
News
Health
Food dyes may protect against cancer
News
Space
Where did all the mini-galaxies go?
News
Life
Colourful warnings cause confusion for mates
News
Health
New tools make rogue genes easier to map
News
Space
Mirrors on the Moon could catch alien eyes
News
Space
Black hole plasma jet reveals twisted magnetic fields
News
Earth
Captive tigers roar ahead in stud potential
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Space
Space war would leave destructive legacy
News
Life
How an email address can reveal your character
News
Health
Magnetic killer cells zero in on cancers
News
Technology
Ad men are homing in on your clicks
News
Health
Smart gel sifts out the smallest signs of cancer
News
Technology
Mongoose-robot duo sniffs out landmines
News
Opinion
Technology
Editorial: Somebody’s watching your clicks
Internet service providers are sitting on a treasure-trove of data about people's browsing habits 鈥� we need a proper debate about how it should be used
Opinion
Health
Editorial: Surgeons should face up to the evidence
Opinion
Health
Comment: Let’s take cancer clusters seriously this time
Opinion
Interview: The complementary medicine detective
Opinion
Commentary: Meet the real April fools
Opinion
Features
Life
The secret language of cuttlefish
Not content with being masters of camouflage, cuttlefish have a sophisticated system for communicating on the sly, reveals Michael Brooks
Features
Health
Illegal drug labs leave toxic legacy
Features
Technology
Shape-shifting robots take form
Features
Health
Struggling to find an appetite for cloned meat
Features
More
Review: Bonk by Mary Roach
In a fun new book about sex research, the author gets down and dirty in the name of science
Books & Arts
Review: Archimedes to Hawking by Clifford Pickover
Books & Arts
Review: Beautiful Minds by Maddalena Bearzi and Craig Stanford
Books & Arts
Review: The Spy in the Coffee Machine by Kieron O’Hara and Nigel Shadbolt
Books & Arts
Review: Earth: The Sequel. The race to reinvent energy and stop global warming by Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn
Books & Arts
