Issue 3380 | Magazine cover date: 2 April 2022

2 April 2022

Issue 3380

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Culture

Cow review: A moving and uncomfortable cow's-eye-view of farming

Features

Martin Wikelski interview: Tracking animals reveals their sixth sense

How do we decide what counts as trauma – and have we got it all wrong?

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

News

Watch a robot peel a banana without crushing it into oblivion

Astronomers still can't agree on what counts as a planet

First ever gene therapy gel corrects rare genetic skin condition

Armless fossil sheds light on how animals like snakes lost their limbs

Energy price cap means now might be the best time to green your home

Aperture

See the murky world of vampire appliances captured on camera

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Humans

Europe must tackle its energy crisis now or face a very painful winter

News

Health

How do we decide what counts as trauma – and have we got it all wrong?

Features

Physics

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

Features

Physics

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

Features

Technology

Martin Wikelski interview: Tracking animals reveals their sixth sense

Features

Leaders

Humans

Europe must tackle its energy crisis now or face a very painful winter

"THE time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining," US president John F. Kennedy once said. It is an adage that Europe must now wrestle with. With spring blossoming even as war continues to darken the continent, it is hard to spend too much time thinking about next winter. Yet the geopolitical …

News

Technology

Stretchy light-emitting plastic could be used in wearable screens

Existing flexible screens are either too power-hungry, fragile or expensive to be used in most electronic devices, but a new material could enable more practical versions

News

Health

Male contraceptive pill is safe and effective in tests in mice

News

Life

Humans have spread diseases to other animals many times

News

Health

Pancreatic cancer treated in mice by loading tumour cells with tetanus

News

Life

Vampire bats adapted to drinking blood by shedding several genes

News

Technology

Watch a robot peel a banana without crushing it into oblivion

News

Health

Drugs seem to help regenerate mouse lungs damaged by cigarette smoke

News

Life

Ostrich necks act as a radiator to control their head temperature

News

Space

Strange waves in the sun are travelling far faster than they should be

News

Environment

UK chose to pay back £640,000 to fracking firms after shale gas ban

News

Environment

Rice and maize yields boosted up to 10 per cent by CRISPR gene editing

News

Technology

Proposed EU law could force WhatsApp and iMessage to work together

News

Environment

Great Barrier Reef suffers first mass bleaching under cooling La Niña

News

Space

Astronomers still can't agree on what counts as a planet

News

Health

First ever gene therapy gel corrects rare genetic skin condition

News

Life

Armless fossil sheds light on how animals like snakes lost their limbs

News

Health

US biofirm plans to make hypoallergenic cats using CRISPR gene editing

News

Humans

Chronic pain in Black people in US may be linked to gene expression

News

Environment

Energy price cap means now might be the best time to green your home

News

Humans

Ancient Britons rapidly evolved to cope with lack of sunlight

News

Technology

AI can create a computer inside itself to run another AI or play Pong

News

Health

Myocarditis and covid-19 vaccines: How rare is it and who is at risk?

News

Analysis

Health

Zero-covid strategies are being ditched, but they were the best option

Several countries are now abandoning their goal of reducing the coronavirus's spread as much as possible, but the evidence shows this was the best route to have taken, says Michael Marshall

News

Life

Reality TV for birds shows that conservation research can pay off

Comment

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Technology

See the murky world of vampire appliances captured on camera

Photographer Alessio Perboni THESE are night-time scenes as you have never seen them before. Using long-exposure techniques and only the illumination from LEDs on household and office devices on standby, such as TVs and computer monitors, photographer Alessio Perboni, based in Milan, Italy, casts the everyday in a new light. These images are part of …

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Features

Technology

Martin Wikelski interview: Tracking animals reveals their sixth sense

A network of 100,000 animals connected by trackers and watched from space could explain extraordinary animal behaviour and help forecast volcanic eruptions, extreme weather and emerging diseases

Features

Health

How do we decide what counts as trauma – and have we got it all wrong?

Features

Physics

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

Features

Physics

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

Features

Culture

Humans

Cow review: A moving and uncomfortable cow's-eye-view of farming

Through Luna the dairy cow, we see the reality of life lived on human terms Cow Andrea Arnold MUBI and Apple TV+ MOST documentaries chronicle exceptional lives that anyone would be curious about, or highly ordinary ones that warrant a second look. Andrea Arnold's new film does both, providing an immersive look into the world …

Culture

Humans

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Culture

Humans

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Culture

Humans

The Loneliest Whale review: A moving search for an elusive beast

Culture

Twisteddoodles: Two-faced moon has trust issues

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Tom Gauld explores soothing sleep soundscapes for scientists

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Life

How to make the perfect bee hotel for your garden

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Puzzle #161: How do you celebrate a half birthday?

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Humans

Michael Owen eyes up a new career in cryptocurrency

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This week's magazine

2 April 2022

On the cover

Humans

Europe must tackle its energy crisis now or face a very painful winter

Health

How do we decide what counts as trauma – and have we got it all wrong?

Physics

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

Physics

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

Technology

Martin Wikelski interview: Tracking animals reveals their sixth sense

Table of contents

Leaders

Humans

Europe must tackle its energy crisis now or face a very painful winter

News

Technology

Stretchy light-emitting plastic could be used in wearable screens

Health

Male contraceptive pill is safe and effective in tests in mice

Life

Humans have spread diseases to other animals many times

Health

Pancreatic cancer treated in mice by loading tumour cells with tetanus

Life

Vampire bats adapted to drinking blood by shedding several genes

Technology

Watch a robot peel a banana without crushing it into oblivion

Health

Drugs seem to help regenerate mouse lungs damaged by cigarette smoke

Life

Ostrich necks act as a radiator to control their head temperature

Space

Strange waves in the sun are travelling far faster than they should be

Environment

UK chose to pay back £640,000 to fracking firms after shale gas ban

Environment

Rice and maize yields boosted up to 10 per cent by CRISPR gene editing

Technology

Proposed EU law could force WhatsApp and iMessage to work together

Environment

Great Barrier Reef suffers first mass bleaching under cooling La Niña

Space

Astronomers still can't agree on what counts as a planet

Health

First ever gene therapy gel corrects rare genetic skin condition

Life

Armless fossil sheds light on how animals like snakes lost their limbs

Health

US biofirm plans to make hypoallergenic cats using CRISPR gene editing

Humans

Chronic pain in Black people in US may be linked to gene expression

Environment

Energy price cap means now might be the best time to green your home

Humans

Ancient Britons rapidly evolved to cope with lack of sunlight

Technology

AI can create a computer inside itself to run another AI or play Pong

Health

Myocarditis and covid-19 vaccines: How rare is it and who is at risk?

Analysis

Health

Zero-covid strategies are being ditched, but they were the best option

Life

Reality TV for birds shows that conservation research can pay off

Aperture

Technology

See the murky world of vampire appliances captured on camera

Features

Technology

Martin Wikelski interview: Tracking animals reveals their sixth sense

Health

How do we decide what counts as trauma – and have we got it all wrong?

Physics

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

Physics

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

Culture