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This week's magazine



Table of contents

News

Health

Important stem cell lines could be denied funding

A single sentence in donor consent forms calls into doubt the future of numerous human embryonic stem cell lines

News

Earth

China plans to put out its coalfield fires

News

Life

US animal researchers face criminal charges

News

Earth

US pollsters argue over public view on climate change

News

Life

British public ‘relaxed’ about synthetic life

News

60 Seconds

News

Earth

Thank the Soviets for Afghan mineral bounty

News

Space

Hayabusa: The falcon has landed – what’s it caught?

News

Life

First replicating creature spawned in life simulator

News

Earth

Is it time to say goodbye cool world?

News

Earth

Himalayan ice is stable, but Asia faces drought

News

Earth

Clean-up of oil spill may cause long-term damage

News

Life

If there’s life on Mars, it could be right-handed

News

Health

Sea snail venom provides potent pain relief

News

Health

World’s first plastic antibody works in mice

News

Health

Weakened flu virus proves ideal vaccine

News

Physics

Has Jupiter sent cosmology down a false trail?

News

Physics

Thundercloud gamma rays hint at origins of lightning

News

Life

You needn’t be a queen bee to give birth to one

News

Space

Young stars found at record-breaking distances

News

Environment

Why spiderweb glue never lets go

News

Humans

How the brain deals you a poor hand

News

Life

Genetic on-off switch key to evolution of complex life

News

Health

Male voices reveal owner’s strength

News

Health

Refashioned rat livers could boost transplants

News

Technology

Clouds add depth to computer landscapes

News

Life

Protozoan swimming style identifies water toxins

News

Space

Space shuttle’s rudder could cut aircraft noise

News

Technology

Blogs and tweets could predict the future

News

Physics

Electron ‘invisible ink’ promises purer nanocrystals

News

Technology

Pulses of darkness let digital data travel farther

News

Technology

Flexible nanocircuits can be drawn with heat

News