Humans
So you think humans are unique?
Features
This week's magazine
24 May 2008
Issue 2657
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Technology
‘Cheetah’ legs don’t give unfair boost
Sprinter and double amputee Oscar Pistorius burns just as much energy as other elite athletes running at the same speed, say experts
News
Health
Nanotubes could cause lung disease like asbestos
News
Teachers still preaching creationism in US classrooms
News
Health
Ban on first-cousin marriages ‘not necessary’
News
Health
Indonesia holding out for bird flu vaccine deal
News
Space
Space station ‘lifeboat’ gets the all-clear
News
60 Seconds
News
Earth
‘Self-digesting’ biofuel plants could ease food crisis
News
Health
Earlier the better for autism therapy?
News
Earth
Earth may hide a lethal carbon cache
News
Soundbites
News
Earth
Insight: Can we trust Atlantic hurricane prediction?
News
Space
Star self-destructs before astronomers’ eyes
News
Health
Body’s own drug damps down fear
News
Life
Shorebirds defy gravity to get a drop to eat
News
Health
Transgenic monkeys to aid Huntington’s research
News
Space
Early images reveal frosts on Pluto
News
Life
Rehab and pain strengthen ‘Kill-MD’ urge
News
Health
Eating less beats exercise for a long life
News
Life
Ivy uses nanoparticles to cling to walls
News
Life
Treating animals like molecules aids census
News
Earth
Low snowfall puts Alpine tourism on a downhill slide
News
Health
Genes not pigmentation reveal skin cancer risk
News
Life
Lab rats turn cannibal in cleaner cages
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Technology
Internet to run out of addresses ‘within 3 years’
News
Life
False teeth sensors reveal the secrets of speech
News
Health
New mesh gives net gains against mosquitoes
News
Life
How to protect your good name against cyberspite
News
Earth
Quirk of sea air provides video link to protected reef
News
Earth
Cheap carbon trap cleans up power station emissions
News
Opinion
Editorial: Not unique but special
Recent research has shown that traits once thought uniquely human are in fact shared by animals, so what is it that lets us achieve so much?
Opinion
Editorial: Scientific testing can prevent policy disasters
Opinion
Comment: No way up for women physicists
Opinion
Earth
Interview: Bring on the solar revolution
Opinion
Commentary: Science is losing out to the allure of Wall Street
Opinion
Features
Humans
So you think humans are unique?
Over the past decade, hard scientific fact has steadily chipped away at our supposedly unique qualities. Now, even language is no longer something we can call our own
Features
Physics
Fire & ice: What really happened to water on Mars
Features
Life
Science rules OK: Running societies the rational way
Features
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Graduate Special: Success
Fame, fortune and happiness await those who are successful in life. Our graduate special is packed with advice to help you find the same rewards as a scientist
Careers
Graduate Special: Make a discovery
Careers
Graduate Special: Become an expert
Careers
Graduate Special: Become an inventor
Careers
Graduate Special: Start a business
Careers
Graduate Special: Make some money
Careers
Graduate Special: Making a difference
Careers
Graduate Special: Go to the extreme
Careers
Graduate Special: Become Famous
Careers
Graduate Special: Finding Happiness
Careers
Thousand Mile Song by David Rothenberg
Books & Arts
Fortune and Glory by Douglas Palmer, Nicholas James and Giles Sparrow
Books & Arts
Jane’s Space Recognition Guide by Peter Bond
Books & Arts
Life
Fatal Misconception by Matthew Connelly
Books & Arts
