Issue 3127 | Magazine cover date: 27 May 2017

27 May 2017

Issue 3127

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Features

The quantum leak that could give rise to dark energy

Proof in the pudding: Myth-busting 15 common cooking tips

Wake-up call: How turbulence could reveal secret nuclear subs

Analysis

6 technology pledges that should be in every political manifesto

Three major UK parties respond to our technology manifesto

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Technology

6 technology pledges that should be in every political manifesto

News

Health

Your mind as well as your senses deserves a place at mealtimes

News

Technology

Wake-up call: How turbulence could reveal secret nuclear subs

Features

Health

Proof in the pudding: Myth-busting 15 common cooking tips

Features

Space

The quantum leak that could give rise to dark energy

Features

Technology

The US inventors who helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain

Features

Leaders

Technology

Politicians must get a grip on tech if they want a great Britain

Technology will be key to the future UK economy, but in the run up to the general election, political parties don’t exactly seem to be embracing it

News

Health

Your mind as well as your senses deserves a place at mealtimes

News

Life

Hopping miniature parrots suggest how birds first got airborne

Flight in the making? You have to jump before you can fly. A species of tiny parrot saves energy by hopping from branch to branch when foraging – a skill that may have helped bird ancestors to first get off the ground. These small birds hop between branches up to 30 times a minute, gaining …

News

Earth

Beaver dams keeps streams cool and protect sensitive fish

News

Health

Human blood stem cells grown in the lab for the first time

News

Life

Mass landfills are saving endangered vultures from extinction

News

Earth

Narwhals could help us measure melting glaciers underwater

News

Earth

Rising seas could double the number of severe coastal floods

News

Health

Flushing fallopian tubes with poppy seed oil boosts fertility

News

Space

Titan’s riverbeds show a terrain built more like Mars than Earth

News

Technology

AI can doctor videos to put words in the mouths of speakers

News

Space

LIGO could detect gravitational waves’ permanent space-time warp

News

Health

Our brains prefer invented visual information to the real thing

News

Space

Astronomers scramble as ‘alien megastructure’ star dims again

News

Physics

A classic quantum test could reveal the limits of the human mind

News

Technology

Citizens give up data in blockchain project to improve cities

News

Life

Bacteria engineered to produce living, full-colour photographs

News

Space

Mouse sperm sent into space produces healthy IVF babies

News

Life

Our common ancestor with chimps may be from Europe, not Africa

News

Earth

EU nations set to wipe out forests and not account for emissions

News

Health

Unprecedented cholera outbreak tears through war-torn Yemen

News

Technology

DeepMind’s AI beats world's best Go player in latest face-off

News

Dust reveals giant black holes merging in galactic collisions

News

Life

Bioelectric tweak makes flatworms grow a head instead of a tail

News

Health

Trump’s 2018 budget slashes funding from healthcare and science

News

Humans

The brain starts to eat itself after chronic sleep deprivation

News

Life

Three amazing nature areas shortlisted for World Heritage status

News

Earth

Water enters the Doomsday vault which is now under repair

News

Life

60 Seconds

News

Technology

Robotic turtles can be used to detect landmines in the desert

News

East Africa's drought threatens iconic wildebeest migration

News

Analysis

Technology

6 technology pledges that should be in every political manifesto

From a digital Geneva Convention to taking down big data firms, these proposals should be required by any political party that wants your vote on 8 June

News

Technology

Three major UK parties respond to our technology manifesto

News

Technology

Why doesn't the UK government understand technology?

News

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Life

Nearly abandoned lab in Tanzanian mountains is 70s time capsule

IN THE jungle of northern Tanzania, high in the Usambara mountains, stands a research centre frozen in time. The Amani Hill Research Station is a remnant of the country's colonial past, founded under German rule in 1902 and brought to renown by British scientists in the mid-20th century. After the second world war, the scientific …

Regulars

Features

Space

The quantum leak that could give rise to dark energy

The loss of countless tiny drops of energy since the start of the universe might be behind the flood of dark energy accelerating the cosmos’s expansion

Features

Health

Proof in the pudding: Myth-busting 15 common cooking tips

Features

Technology

Wake-up call: How turbulence could reveal secret nuclear subs

Features

Technology

The US inventors who helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain

Features

Culture

Life

A new history of cultural big ideas looks to the East for solace

To create a less divisive world, Jeremy Lent's The Patterning Instinct wants to get rid of the Western split between animalistic urges and rational control

Culture

Space

First mission to the moon: The real lesson

Culture

Skin care gets smart with AI

Choosing the cream that best matches your skin is a tricky business. Now Olay has trained a deep learning algorithm to study your face and help you make the best decision

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Technology

Click your heels to get home with these Uber ruby slippers

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Feedback: How to travel 700km across Europe in 3 minutes

Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more

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This week's magazine

27 May 2017

On the cover

Technology

6 technology pledges that should be in every political manifesto

Health

Your mind as well as your senses deserves a place at mealtimes

Technology

Wake-up call: How turbulence could reveal secret nuclear subs

Health

Proof in the pudding: Myth-busting 15 common cooking tips

Space

The quantum leak that could give rise to dark energy

Technology

The US inventors who helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain

Table of contents

Leaders

Technology

Politicians must get a grip on tech if they want a great Britain

Health

Your mind as well as your senses deserves a place at mealtimes

News

Life

Hopping miniature parrots suggest how birds first got airborne

Earth

Beaver dams keeps streams cool and protect sensitive fish

Health

Human blood stem cells grown in the lab for the first time

Life

Mass landfills are saving endangered vultures from extinction

Earth

Narwhals could help us measure melting glaciers underwater

Earth

Rising seas could double the number of severe coastal floods

Health

Flushing fallopian tubes with poppy seed oil boosts fertility

Space

Titan’s riverbeds show a terrain built more like Mars than Earth

Technology

AI can doctor videos to put words in the mouths of speakers

Space

LIGO could detect gravitational waves’ permanent space-time warp

Health

Our brains prefer invented visual information to the real thing

Space

Astronomers scramble as ‘alien megastructure’ star dims again

Physics

A classic quantum test could reveal the limits of the human mind

Technology

Citizens give up data in blockchain project to improve cities

Life

Bacteria engineered to produce living, full-colour photographs

Space

Mouse sperm sent into space produces healthy IVF babies

Life

Our common ancestor with chimps may be from Europe, not Africa

Earth

EU nations set to wipe out forests and not account for emissions

Health

Unprecedented cholera outbreak tears through war-torn Yemen

Technology

DeepMind’s AI beats world's best Go player in latest face-off

Dust reveals giant black holes merging in galactic collisions

Life

Bioelectric tweak makes flatworms grow a head instead of a tail

Health

Trump’s 2018 budget slashes funding from healthcare and science

Humans

The brain starts to eat itself after chronic sleep deprivation

Life

Three amazing nature areas shortlisted for World Heritage status

Earth

Water enters the Doomsday vault which is now under repair

Life

60 Seconds

Technology

Robotic turtles can be used to detect landmines in the desert

East Africa's drought threatens iconic wildebeest migration

Analysis

Technology