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This week's magazine
12 November 2016
Issue 3099
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Editor's picks
Humans
An excess of honour could help explain the appeal of Trump
News
Earth
Danger and drama on mountains of lava: Tales of a volcano chaser
Features
Humans
Reputation is everything: Unearthing honour culture in America
Features
Humans
Code hidden in Stone Age art may be the root of human writing
Features
Technology
Beyond batteries: This technology could revolutionise energy
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
News
Health
Hundreds choked in Iraq as toxic smoke sweeps across Mosul
Fumes from oil wells and a sulphur plant set ablaze by retreating ISIS fighters pose serious threat to public health as battle for last militant stronghold rages
News
Technology
Controversial India-Japan nuclear deal to be signed this week
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Earth
Trials planned for GM superwheat that boosts harvest by 20%
News
Space
China’s Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket takes first flight
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60 Seconds
News
Health
Strict breastfeeding rules don’t work and can hurt young babies
News
Health
Ebola rapidly evolves to be more transmissible and deadlier
News
Earth
Court orders UK to take urgent action to reduce air pollution
News
Health
Evidence of ‘shaken baby’ questioned by controversial study
News
Physics
Exoplanet hunters are missing 75 per cent of two-star worlds
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Life
Implants hack reflexes to let paralysed monkeys move their legs
News
Earth
Huge lake discovered 15 kilometres under a volcano
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Space
Dark energy could force the universe to gradually unzip itself
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Environment
Islands in the sky used as Noah’s ark for threatened plants
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Environment
Speedy bat flies at 160km/h, smashing bird speed record
News
Health
Laser probe lets brain surgeons identify cancer cells with sound
News
Health
Every 50 cigarettes smoked cause one DNA mutation per lung cell
News
Life
Desert lizard can sip water from sand through its feet and back
News
Physics
Mickey Mouse ears may explain universe鈥檚 biggest explosions
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Life
Pasta spirals link neutron stars and the machinery of your cells
News
Environment
Bees collect honeydew from bugs before spring blossoms arrive
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Environment
Sword-slashing sailfish hint at origins of cooperative hunting
News
Technology
Binge-watching videos teaches computers to recognise sounds
News
Technology
Face electrodes let you taste and chew in virtual reality
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Technology
Glasses make face recognition tech think you’re Milla Jovovich
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One Per Cent
News
Technology
Robot surgeon can slice eyes finely enough to remove cataracts
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Analysis
Life
Forget Trump and Brexit, let鈥檚 all go live in the internet
What if you could opt-in to another country鈥檚 laws without having to actually go anywhere? Welcome to the world of e-residency
News
Health
Time to end the damaging battle over chronic fatigue syndrome
News
Health
Don’t let sugary science skew the battle to regulate junk food
News
Humans
Could Facebook posts skew your life? It’s already happening
News
Features
Technology
Beyond batteries: This technology could revolutionise energy
Forget lithium battery fires: a safe, turbo-charged alternative way to store power could boost everything from smartphones to smart grids
Features
Humans
Reputation is everything: Unearthing honour culture in America
Features
Humans
Code hidden in Stone Age art may be the root of human writing
Features
Earth
Danger and drama on mountains of lava: Tales of a volcano chaser
Features
Culture
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