Physics
Large Hadron Collider: The wait is over
Features
This week's magazine
30 August 2008
Issue 2671
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Health
‘Autistic’ mice give genetic clues
A strain of noisy laboratory mice shows all the signs of autism used to diagnose humans
News
Life
Test predicts the swing of floating voters
News
Health
Ayurvedic medicines laden with heavy metals
News
Earth
Wind turbines make bat lungs explode
News
Earth
No-take zones won’t shelter coral against global warming
News
Space
Rocket failure burns NASA for second time in a month
News
60 Seconds
News
Technology
Iraq bans nuclear tests
News
Health
Circadian rhythms boost cancer therapies
News
Earth
Food-aid rice drink has high levels of arsenic
News
Earth
The weekends are more rainy 鈥� and it may be our fault
News
Technology
When drilling holes makes for a quiet life
News
Health
Cocaine ‘flush’ could be first anti-overdose drug
News
Humans
Cool hand illusion reveals mind-body link
News
Earth
Do cows have an internal compass?
News
Soundbites
News
Humans
Hormones fine-tune finches’ ear for a love song
News
Life
Why the world is a happier place
News
Health
Face transplant recipients don’t look like donors
News
Life
The need for speed keeps elephants on their toes
News
Physics
Galactic supercrash proves rarity of antimatter
News
Space
Nearby star may be swarming with comets
News
Health
Malaria’s big bang was sparked by switching hosts
News
Earth
Organic wine is twice as good for the planet
News
Earth
China quake forces rethink over hazard maps
News
Health
Gut-boosting molecule could fight off stubborn bugs
News
Health
Heated seats may be frying your sperm
News
Technology
US army has laser guns in its sights
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Technology
Facebook application turns users into attackers
News
Health
NASA’s ‘electronic nose’ could sniff out cancer
News
Technology
New food enhancers pump up the flavour
News
Technology
Family tree for inventions shows joined-up thinking
News
Opinion
Physics
Editorial: The LHC will give reality its most thorough check yet
When the world's most powerful particle accelerator starts up in the next few days, it promises to fundamentally change our understanding of the universe
Opinion
What me, irrational?
Opinion
Health
Keeping the psychedelic dream alive
Opinion
Commentary: Editors must be our gatekeepers
Opinion
Features
Physics
Large Hadron Collider: The wait is over
After years dreaming of what the biggest atom smasher ever built will produce, the time has come to find out, says Matthew Chalmers
Features
Physics
Large Hadron Collider: Extreme machine
Features
How to keep your head in scary situations
Features
Humans
Viruses: The unsung heroes of evolution
Features
More
Humans
Review: The Sex Lives of Animals
The range of sexual behaviours enjoyed by animals highlights that sex has value beyond procreation, says Amanda Gefter
Books & Arts
Health
Review: A Time to Dance, A Time to Die by John Waller
Books & Arts
Physics
Review: The Quantum Ten by Sheilla Jones
Books & Arts
Review: Pet Food Politics: The chihuahua in the coal mine by Marion Nestle
Books & Arts
