Environment
Yes, the global finance system must reform to avert a climate disaster
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This week's magazine
20 March 2021
Issue 3326
On the cover
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Health
No indication AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots, says regulator
More countries suspend the coronavirus jab over fears of blood clots, despite EU regulators remaining firmly convinced that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh any risks
News
Health
US refuses to extend time between coronavirus vaccine doses
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Health
People who have had covid-19 may only need one dose of vaccine
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Health
UK variant looks set to cause a surge in global coronavirus cases
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Life
Hibernating marmots don鈥檛 seem to age – could humans do the same?
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Earth
Signs that Earth was once almost entirely molten found in ancient rock
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Humans
Mass graves in France belonged to opposing soldiers in medieval war
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Space
Seven alien space rocks should pass through our solar system each year
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Earth
One side of Earth’s interior is losing heat much faster than the other
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Life
Electric catfish cannot be shocked and scientists don鈥檛 know why
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Humans
Early humans may have turned to small game after wiping out big beasts
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Technology
AI can stop the cybersickness some people get when using VR headsets
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Life
Altered bioelectric genes give zebrafish wings like flying fish
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Technology
Robots increase the gender pay gap despite raising wages overall
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Life
Some Amazon jaguars have adapted to live in treetops to avoid flooding
News
Technology
Fire safety app simulates wildfires and shows a route to avoid them
News
Technology
UK still using racially biased passport tool despite available update
News
Technology
A quantum trick with photons gives machine learning a speed boost
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Technology
AI helps assess pain levels in people with sickle cell disease
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Environment
Wooden floors rotted by fungi generate electricity when walked on
News
Humans
DNA reveals ancient Croatian massacre was an indiscriminate killing
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Technology
Small device could warn you if you’ve been too still at your desk
News
Humans
A Bronze Age queen was buried wearing a priceless silver crown
News
Physics
Physicists have measured gravity on the smallest scale ever
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Analysis
Environment
Pollinators are our secret weapon in the fight against global warming
Pollinators have a critical, but largely unappreciated, role to play when it comes to climate change, says ecologist Jeff Ollerton
News
Technology
NFTs seem both a capitalist stunt and a great tool for digital art
News
Features
Health
Think yourself younger: Psychological tricks that can help slow ageing
How old you feel matters for how long you will live. Here's how you can reduce your psychological age
Features
Environment
Aircraft contrails are a climate menace. Can we rid the sky of them?
Features
Environment
Mark Carney interview: Rethink capitalism to solve the climate crisis
Features
Culture
Humans
Elon Musk’s SpaceX may have been one explosion away from going bust
The compelling story of how Elon Musk's relentless quest to get humans to Mars helped SpaceX succeed against the odds makes great reading in Eric Berger's book, Liftoff
Culture
Humans
Silk Road review: The true story of the dark web’s illegal drug market
Culture
Humans
Don鈥檛 Miss: Omni-Man and his son in Invincible on Amazon Prime Video
Culture
Technology
Klara聽and the Sun review: Ishiguro’s thought-provoking future for AI
Culture
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Space
What is the spring equinox and is it something worth celebrating?
Do the spring and autumn equinoxes give us days and nights of the same length? It isn't so simple, says Abigail Beall in this month's Stargazing column
Regulars
Twisteddoodles’ on when research doesn’t float your boat
Regulars
Tom Gauld has a short housekeeping announcement
Regulars
Regulars
Humans
Is it time for brutalist architecture on the moon?
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