Environment
The plan to ban fishing in more than half the world’s oceans
News
This week's magazine
3 December 2016
Issue 3102
On the cover
Editor's picks
Health
The campaign against alcohol abuse deserves two cheers
News
Health
Good hydrations: Is there a safe level of alcohol?
Features
Humans
Seeing reason: How to change minds in a ‘post-fact’ world
Features
Health
Generation clean: Why many young adults choose to stay sober
Features
Technology
Old toys will self-destruct thanks to vanishing plastic
Features
Humans
The world’s first seismometer used a toad to catch an earthquake
Features
Table of contents
News
Is Uber a taxi firm or digital service? European court decides
Europe鈥檚 top court will consider whether Uber should be regulated like a transport company, in a case that will inform how 鈥榞ig economy鈥� firms can operate
News
Spain reveals huge surplus of ‘priceless’ human embryos
News
Environment
Polar species spotted in the deep seas of the Mediterranean
News
Technology
Brexit puts Europe’s nuclear fusion future in doubt
News
Health
60 Seconds
News
NASA offering $30,000 for the best astronaut toilet solutions
News
Space
Private moon mission plans to revisit Apollo 17 landing site
News
Environment
New Zealand is the first country to wipe out invasive butterfly
News
Health
Parkinson’s disease may start in the gut and travel to the brain
News
Earth
Moon-dust cake mix shows moon may have had water from the start
News
Humans
Language trends run in mysterious 14-year cycles
News
Humans
We may be able to tap into our memories from infancy
News
Health
Making cells ignore mutations could treat genetic diseases
News
Earth
India’s grand plan to create world’s longest river set to go
News
Bad memories tend to stick around if you sleep on them
News
Environment
Being popular is good for health – in monkeys, at least
News
Physics
Incredible physics behind the deadly 1919 Boston Molasses Flood
News
Environment
The devoted spider dads who fix up nurseries for their babies
News
Technology
Bacteria taught to bond carbon and silicon for the first time
News
Environment
Africa鈥檚 tallest tree measuring 81m found on Mount Kilimanjaro
News
Health
Why diet drinks with aspartame may actually help make you fatter
News
Environment
Coconut crab鈥檚 bone-crushing grip is 10 times stronger than ours
News
Technology
AI learns to predict the future by watching 2 million videos
News
Technology
AI pilot helps US air force with tactics in simulated operations
News
Technology
Dutch police use augmented reality to investigate crime scenes
News
One Per Cent
News
Health
Brain stimulation guides people through an invisible maze
News
Analysis
Environment
The plan to ban fishing in more than half the world’s oceans
A handful of countries are putting fish stocks at risk by exploiting the riches of the high seas, but conservationists are working on a scheme to stop them
News
Technology
Truly global internet access will be a double-edged sword
News
Earth
Time to stage trials of engineering the atmosphere to cool Earth
News
Earth
Stop buying organic food if you really want to save the planet
News
Features
Humans
Seeing reason: How to change minds in a ‘post-fact’ world
We all skew evidence-based information to fit our beliefs 鈥� figuring out when and why could show us how to restore the delusion-busting power of facts
Features
Health
Good hydrations: Is there a safe level of alcohol?
Features
Health
Generation clean: Why many young adults choose to stay sober
Features
Technology
Old toys will self-destruct thanks to vanishing plastic
Features
Humans
The world’s first seismometer used a toad to catch an earthquake
Features
