Issue 3292 | Magazine cover date: 25 July 2020

25 July 2020

Issue 3292

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Culture

Brave New World review: Dystopian TV without lessons for today

Features

Hidden nutrition: We don't know what makes up 99 per cent of our food

Why old school technology could shape the future of digital computing

News

Sea turtles sometimes get really lost in the ocean on the way home

The United Arab Emirates is launching its first mission to Mars

Alzheimer’s disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain

What are face covering rules in England and why did the policy change?

Closest images ever taken of the sun show 'campfires' near its surface

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Health

What is the best way to lose weight and keep it off for good?

News

Health

Research is our best weapon in the fight against covid-19 and obesity

News

Technology

Why old school technology could shape the future of digital computing

Features

Earth

Friederike Otto interview: Can we sue oil giants for extreme weather?

Features

Health

Hidden nutrition: We don't know what makes up 99 per cent of our food

Features

Space

The four puzzles that tell us a cosmological revolution is coming

Features

Leaders

Health

Research is our best weapon in the fight against covid-19 and obesity

The obesity and covid-19 pandemics have been shown to be interlinked, and both urgently require more research to provide clear evidence on how best to beat them

News

Life

Sea turtles sometimes get really lost in the ocean on the way home

Green sea turtles sometimes get off track by hundreds of kilometres while migrating Sea turtles are famed for their ability to navigate across open oceans. Now we have a better idea of how they do it , thanks to a GPS tracking study that reveals they often make a lot of mistakes along the way. …

News

Space

The United Arab Emirates is launching its first mission to Mars

News

Health

Alzheimer’s disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain

News

Environment

Less than a third of Antarctica remains untouched by humans

News

Health

What are face covering rules in England and why did the policy change?

News

Space

We don't know how fast the universe is expanding, and that's a problem

News

Technology

Artificial spider webs shake to stay clean, just like the real thing

News

Physics

World’s thinnest mirror is made from a single layer of rubidium atoms

News

Health

How did Australia lose its grip on covid-19 and can it get it back?

News

Environment

Beetle larvae that eat polystyrene may help solve plastic waste crisis

News

Technology

Robots can now give full-body personalised massages at home

News

Technology

Dutch army equipped with vibrating belts for hands-free navigation

News

Space

Closest images ever taken of the sun show 'campfires' near its surface

News

Health

Mental health toll of the coronavirus pandemic is now becoming clear

News

Health

Smallpox vaccination kits from the US civil war reveal historic virus

News

Space

The universe may be full of enormous clusters of tiny black holes

News

Humans

Humans reached the Americas 15,000 years earlier than thought

News

Health

Everything you need to know about the Oxford coronavirus vaccine

News

Health

UK could eliminate the coronavirus but it might do more harm than good

News

Analysis

Life

Lockdown is a unique chance to see how human activity affects wildlife

Rewilding efforts have been emboldened by the sudden cessation of everyday life during the coronavirus pandemic. Scientists are seizing the opportunity to learn how best to support our wildlife, says Graham Lawton

News

Health

What is the best way to lose weight and keep it off for good?

News

Aperture

Earth

Stunning night sky pictures shortlisted for astronomy photo prize

Images of the night sky taken from an Australian cave and a desert in Jordan are among the shortlisted entries for the 2020 Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Regulars

Features

Health

Hidden nutrition: We don't know what makes up 99 per cent of our food

We know next to nothing about the vast majority of compounds in our diet. Now researchers are finding ways to study this "nutritional dark matter" – and what it could mean for our health

Features

Earth

Friederike Otto interview: Can we sue oil giants for extreme weather?

Features

Technology

Why old school technology could shape the future of digital computing

Features

Space

The four puzzles that tell us a cosmological revolution is coming

Features

Culture

Humans

Brave New World review: Dystopian TV without lessons for today

A TV adaptation of Brave New World covers many of the same ideas as the book, but is stripped of relevance for the present day

Culture

Humans

Afterland review: A thought-provoking tale of life without men

Culture

Don't miss: Superpowered siblings return in The Umbrella Academy

Culture

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Regulars

Twisteddoodles gets to grips with automated crisis prediction

Regulars

Tom Gauld on the intricacies of working from home

Regulars

Keep your distance from cassowaries – and not just because of covid-19

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This week's magazine

25 July 2020

On the cover

Health

What is the best way to lose weight and keep it off for good?

Health

Research is our best weapon in the fight against covid-19 and obesity

Technology

Why old school technology could shape the future of digital computing

Earth

Friederike Otto interview: Can we sue oil giants for extreme weather?

Health

Hidden nutrition: We don't know what makes up 99 per cent of our food

Space

The four puzzles that tell us a cosmological revolution is coming

Table of contents

Leaders

Health

Research is our best weapon in the fight against covid-19 and obesity

News

Life

Sea turtles sometimes get really lost in the ocean on the way home

Space

The United Arab Emirates is launching its first mission to Mars

Health

Alzheimer’s disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain

Environment

Less than a third of Antarctica remains untouched by humans

Health

What are face covering rules in England and why did the policy change?

Space

We don't know how fast the universe is expanding, and that's a problem

Technology

Artificial spider webs shake to stay clean, just like the real thing

Physics

World’s thinnest mirror is made from a single layer of rubidium atoms

Health

How did Australia lose its grip on covid-19 and can it get it back?

Environment

Beetle larvae that eat polystyrene may help solve plastic waste crisis

Technology

Robots can now give full-body personalised massages at home

Technology

Dutch army equipped with vibrating belts for hands-free navigation

Space

Closest images ever taken of the sun show 'campfires' near its surface

Health

Mental health toll of the coronavirus pandemic is now becoming clear

Health

Smallpox vaccination kits from the US civil war reveal historic virus

Space

The universe may be full of enormous clusters of tiny black holes

Humans

Humans reached the Americas 15,000 years earlier than thought

Health

Everything you need to know about the Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Health

UK could eliminate the coronavirus but it might do more harm than good

Analysis

Life

Lockdown is a unique chance to see how human activity affects wildlife

Health

What is the best way to lose weight and keep it off for good?

Aperture

Earth

Stunning night sky pictures shortlisted for astronomy photo prize

Features

Health

Hidden nutrition: We don't know what makes up 99 per cent of our food

Earth

Friederike Otto interview: Can we sue oil giants for extreme weather?

Technology

Why old school technology could shape the future of digital computing

Space

The four puzzles that tell us a cosmological revolution is coming

Culture

Humans

Brave New World review: Dystopian TV without lessons for today

Humans

Afterland review: A thought-provoking tale of life without men