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Destination Phobos: humanity’s next giant leap
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This week's magazine
30 January 2010
Issue 2745
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Earth
Algal power not so green after all, yet
Algae have been touted as a solution to environmental worries over biofuels, but they may be a long way from providing a truly green option
News
Health
US babies mysteriously shrinking
News
Earth
Undersea internet cables could detect tsunamis
News
Health
Gene screening to give your embryo the best start
News
60 Seconds
News
Health
Proof of swine flu’s split personality is out
News
Health
‘Space diver’ to attempt first supersonic freefall
News
Space
Panel calls for global ‘asteroid defence agency’
News
Health
How crowdsourcing is helping in Haiti
News
Physics
‘Quantum spread’ threat to Hawking’s bet
News
Earth
Genetically modified seeds ‘are everywhere’
News
Health
Elixir of youth lurks in blood of conjoined mice
News
Life
Feathered dinosaurs show their true colours
News
Life
Tiny dinos perished in footprint death pits
News
Health
Drug could turn soldiers into super-survivors
News
Health
Hey presto! Brain cells from mouse tails
News
Rocky worlds may orbit our nearest star neighbours
News
Health
Why older brains stand to lose more
News
Life
If you think a crow is giving you the evil eye鈥�
News
Life
Jittery crickets pass spidey-senses to offspring
News
Health
We’re built to run barefoot, on our tip-toes
News
Health
Flu in pregnancy changes fetal brain
News
Space
Comet storm split destiny of Jupiter’s twin moons
News
Technology
Nanotube dye makes wearable batteries
News
Earth
Molecular Venus flytrap could munch nuclear waste
News
Technology
Aural perfection without the sound engineer
News
Technology
Benevolent hackers poke holes in e-banking
News
Environment
Fishy sensors could keep submersibles out of trouble
News
Technology
Cars learn to keep an eye on the weather
News
Health
Nanoprinter could have cells lining up to be tested
News
Opinion
Features
Physics
Destination Phobos: humanity’s next giant leap
The best way to reach Mars may be to set up base camp on its largest moon - just one small step away from the Red Planet
Features
Life
I, virus: Why you’re only half human
Features
Technology
Digital doomsday: the end of knowledge
Features
Humans
The comedy circuit: When your brain gets the joke
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