Health Aussie flu: Just what the doctor ordered? A really bad but not pandemic flu season could be the wake-up call the world needs News
Life Genital parasite crabs are struggling to find sex partners Castrator pea crabs live up to their name. They live inside the sex organs of marine molluscs and prevent them from reproducing. But it turns out the pea crabs’ parasitic ways also make it terribly tricky for them to find a mate. Castrator pea crabs ( Calyptraeotheres garthi ) are tiny parasitic crustaceans found off … News
Health Why the internet's CiCo calorie count diet won't keep weight off An old dietary fad has got a fresh lease of life: Calories in-Calories out, or CiCo to its new devotees. It still doesn't add up, says Anthony Warner News
Earth Otherworldly 'earth pyramids' make the Alps look alien YOU don't need a spaceship to see alien landscapes up close. Just take a hike in the South Tyrol in northern Italy, where fog and the glow of dawn help create an otherworldly spectacle. These strange formations are called Erdpyramiden in German and Piramidi di terra in Italian, which both translate to earth pyramids. Their … Regulars
Health The epidemic on the way: Why winter flu is so bad this year Flu is an underestimated killer, taking more than a million lives around the globe annually. This time, the mutated virus seems to be hitting even harder Features
Humans You’ve just crossed over… The Twilight Zone takes to the stage The play serves as a dire warning about the rise of fake news and global paranoia The Twilight Zone , Almeida Theatre, London, to 27 January The last time London saw a play by award-winning US writer Anne Washburn it was Mr Burns - a journey into a post-apocalyptic future, where the remnants of human … Culture
Technology Old Scientist: Just like the movies HOW many pieces of scientific research have been embraced by Hollywood film-makers? Probably fewer than should have been, but perhaps more than we might have expected. Older readers may remember The Poseidon Adventure , a 1972 disaster movie in which an ocean liner is capsized by a monster wave. In our 6 January 1977 issue … Regulars
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