Health Fast access to new medicines shouldn’t mean endangering our health Agencies like the US Food and Drug Administration speed the approval of some drugs to address urgent needs, but there are signs that the balance between safety and speed isn’t quite right News
Health 70 is the new 65 when it comes to health and life expectancy in the UK Older people in the UK today feel healthier than older people did a few decades ago Age 70 is the new 65 in terms of health and life expectancy, according to the UK’s official statistics authority. The idea that turning 65 marks the beginning of old age is already seen as outdated in the world … News
Society General election 2019: Why you should think climate change not Brexit Brexit may seem important right now, but whoever wins the election will be in charge halfway to 2030 – a crucial time in efforts to limit dangerous warming, says Jacob Aron News
Life See the exquisite inner world of the gemstone crazy lace agate Photographer Chris Perani THIS exquisite image captures the astonishing internal structure of crazy lace agate, also known as Mexican agate. This section of the mineral is some 65 million years old. Agate is related to quartz and infused with aluminium and iron, which help create the chaotic explosion of colours and patterns. Visualising the complexity … Regulars
Physics Exotic super magnets could shake up medicine, cosmology and computing Their unique blend of electric and magnetic properties was long thought impossible. Now multiferroics are shaking up fields from dark matter hunting to finding cancer Features
Technology The dark side of innovation: From dynamite to climate change Drones can be used to carry out attacks Ingenious: The unintended consequences of human innovation Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson Harvard University Press Power to the People: How open technological innovation is arming tomorrow's terrorists Audrey Kurth Cronin Oxford University Press THE termite mounds of Australia's Northern Territory are marvels. Often 3 metres tall, they … Culture
Space Seize your chance to spot Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet Mercury is so tiny and close to the sun it can be tricky to see. But now it’s at its greatest “angular separation” – so grab your binoculars and train them on the east Regulars
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