Issue 3130 | Magazine cover date: 17 June 2017

17 June 2017

Issue 3130

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On the cover

Features

How to extinguish the inflammation epidemic

Spectrum wars: The battle for the airwaves

Don't feel sorry for apologising – it could be good for you

Analysis

Microdosers say tiny hits of LSD make your work and life better

Leaders

Tripping up: The real danger of microdosing with LSD

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Health

Microdosers say tiny hits of LSD make your work and life better

News

Humans

Tripping up: The real danger of microdosing with LSD

News

Health

How to extinguish the inflammation epidemic

Features

Humans

Don't feel sorry for apologising – it could be good for you

Features

Space

Spectrum wars: The battle for the airwaves

Features

Humans

Blinded by seance: The man who offered scientists an afterlife

Features

Leaders

Science might emerge a winner from UK election chaos

On the back of Conservative humiliation, a hard Brexit is unlikely to win Theresa May political allies. Now is the time to push for pro-science policies

News

Humans

Tripping up: The real danger of microdosing with LSD

News

Health

Baby brain scans can predict who is likely to develop autism

The way bundles of white matter fibres in the brain connect can indicate whether someone will develop autism A machine-learning algorithm has analysed brain scans of 6-month-old children and predicted with near-certainty whether they will show signs of autism when they reach the age of 2. The finding means we may soon be able to …

News

Space

Mass of a white dwarf star directly measured for the first time

News

Health

Pig brain cells implanted into brains of people with Parkinson’s

News

Earth

There’s as much water in Earth’s mantle as in all the oceans

News

Earth

Bird caught in amber 100 million years ago is best ever found

News

Space

Crumb-free bread will mean ISS astronauts can now bake in space

News

Life

Fetuses turn to follow face-like shapes while in the womb

News

Technology

Artificial whisky taster has the palate of a connoisseur

News

Physics

Fortified gas marbles are 10 times stronger than regular bubbles

News

Health

Cystic fibrosis drug halts lung damage in young children

News

Earth

The mystery xenon in Earth’s atmosphere came from icy comets

News

Life

Fungus creates zombie beetles that crave flowers before death

News

Earth

Extreme plants thrive at 72°C in New Zealand's hot volcanic soil

News

Space

How Jupiter split the asteroid belt in two shows its great age

News

Life

Rubber algae help create first artificial reef in Mediterranean

News

Space

Messages from fake aliens decoded quickly in online SETI contest

News

Technology

Smart jacket and VR headset let you pilot a drone with your body

News

Earth

Ocean plastics from Haiti’s beaches turned into laptop packaging

News

Health

Eating a low carb breakfast may make you a more tolerant person

News

Earth

Science and climate face uncertain future in post-election UK

News

Technology

Defibrillator drones could save lives before ambulance arrives

News

Space

NASA revives 50-year-old idea to recycle space stations in orbit

News

Humans

WHO classes HIV drug as an essential medicine

News

Earth

'Devil weeds' threaten wildebeest migrations in Serengeti

News

Humans

Police warned of drug so powerful it can kill in one breath

News

Earth

60 Seconds

News

Technology

Chatbots learn how to negotiate and drive a hard bargain

News

Technology

DeepMind's neural network teaches AI to reason about the world

News

Health

What it’s like to take psychedelics in small doses at breakfast

News

Analysis

Rainbow light passing through brain scan

Technology

Does mind-hack tech mean your brain needs its own legal rights?

Neurotechnology increasingly offers ways to influence and extract information from our brains. Do minds need new legal protections, wonders Jamais Cascio

News

Health

Artisan sourdough? You may as well eat mass-produced white bread

News

Space

Orbiting ‘space nation’ data centre could avoid all Earthly laws

News

Health

Microdosers say tiny hits of LSD make your work and life better

News

Aperture

Earth

Satellite's eye view reveals retreating glaciers in the Andes

DEEP in Patagonia lie the largest icefields in the southern hemisphere outside Antarctica. This section, in the southern stretch of the Chilean Andes, was captured on a cloud-free day by the Operational Land Imager on the Landsat 8 satellite. To the left of the image – where the ice hits the water – are glaciers: …

Regulars

Features

Health

How to extinguish the inflammation epidemic

Stress, obesity and poor diet trigger persistent inflammation, which can lead to heart disease and depression. We’re finally working out how to fight it

Features

Space

Spectrum wars: The battle for the airwaves

Features

Humans

Don't feel sorry for apologising – it could be good for you

Features

Humans

Blinded by seance: The man who offered scientists an afterlife

Features

Culture

Humans

A series of fortunate events: How our culture made us

We now accept culture drove our extraordinary success as a species, but how? A compelling new account brings us up to speed with the story so far

Culture

Humans

8 Minutes: How to dance the speed of light

Culture

Health

Augmented reality glasses seek to keep speech in sight

An eye to independence A DIAGNOSIS of motor neurone disease (MND) can be devastating for individuals and their families. It gradually robs people of their muscular functions, including their ability to communicate, such a central feature of human existence. One ray of hope is that, for reasons not yet understood, MND doesn't usually affect eye …

Regulars

Feedback: Tap water is turning Brits gay, says candidate

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This week's magazine

17 June 2017

On the cover

Health

Microdosers say tiny hits of LSD make your work and life better

Humans

Tripping up: The real danger of microdosing with LSD

Health

How to extinguish the inflammation epidemic

Humans

Don't feel sorry for apologising – it could be good for you

Space

Spectrum wars: The battle for the airwaves

Humans

Blinded by seance: The man who offered scientists an afterlife

Table of contents

Leaders

Science might emerge a winner from UK election chaos

Humans

Tripping up: The real danger of microdosing with LSD

News

Health

Baby brain scans can predict who is likely to develop autism

Space

Mass of a white dwarf star directly measured for the first time

Health

Pig brain cells implanted into brains of people with Parkinson’s

Earth

There’s as much water in Earth’s mantle as in all the oceans

Earth

Bird caught in amber 100 million years ago is best ever found

Space

Crumb-free bread will mean ISS astronauts can now bake in space

Life

Fetuses turn to follow face-like shapes while in the womb

Technology

Artificial whisky taster has the palate of a connoisseur

Physics

Fortified gas marbles are 10 times stronger than regular bubbles

Health

Cystic fibrosis drug halts lung damage in young children

Earth

The mystery xenon in Earth’s atmosphere came from icy comets

Life

Fungus creates zombie beetles that crave flowers before death

Earth

Extreme plants thrive at 72°C in New Zealand's hot volcanic soil

Space

How Jupiter split the asteroid belt in two shows its great age

Life

Rubber algae help create first artificial reef in Mediterranean

Space

Messages from fake aliens decoded quickly in online SETI contest

Technology

Smart jacket and VR headset let you pilot a drone with your body

Earth

Ocean plastics from Haiti’s beaches turned into laptop packaging

Health

Eating a low carb breakfast may make you a more tolerant person

Earth

Science and climate face uncertain future in post-election UK

Technology

Defibrillator drones could save lives before ambulance arrives

Space

NASA revives 50-year-old idea to recycle space stations in orbit

Humans

WHO classes HIV drug as an essential medicine

Earth

'Devil weeds' threaten wildebeest migrations in Serengeti

Humans

Police warned of drug so powerful it can kill in one breath

Earth

60 Seconds

Technology

Chatbots learn how to negotiate and drive a hard bargain

Technology

DeepMind's neural network teaches AI to reason about the world

Health

What it’s like to take psychedelics in small doses at breakfast

Analysis