Issue 3403 | Magazine cover date: 10 September 2022

10 September 2022

Issue 3403

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On the cover

Features

Beyond tired: Why fatigue sets in and how to tackle it

Quantum batteries: Strange technology that could provide instant power

The Pope’s AI adviser on ensuring algorithms respect human dignity

News

NASA made enough oxygen on Mars to last an astronaut for 100 minutes

Most major carbon capture and storage projects haven't met targets

First exoplanet picture from James Webb Space Telescope revealed

Quantum magnet is billions of times colder than interstellar space

Blasting plastic with powerful lasers turns it into tiny diamonds

Korean nuclear fusion reactor achieves 100 million°C for 30 seconds

Analysis

We need to act now to give future generations a better world

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Health

There are thousands more UK deaths than usual and we don’t know why

News

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Environment

We should pursue speculative climate solutions like quantum batteries

News

Physics

Quantum batteries: Strange technology that could provide instant power

Features

Health

Beyond tired: Why fatigue sets in and how to tackle it

Features

Society

The Pope’s AI adviser on ensuring algorithms respect human dignity

Features

Leaders

Environment

We should pursue speculative climate solutions like quantum batteries

A new kind of battery rooted in quantum effects is showing promise. No one knows if they will ever become a practical option for electric vehicles or solar-power storage. But as the world burns, potentially transformative ideas must be explored

News

Space

NASA made enough oxygen on Mars to last an astronaut for 100 minutes

NASA’s MOXIE experiment on Mars has produced about 100 minutes’ worth of breathable oxygen, raising hopes for future crewed missions

News

Health

Compression socks may prevent nausea and loose bowels during marathons

News

Environment

Half of fish tested in an Amazon river have unsafe levels of mercury

News

Life

Early mammals lived faster and died younger than modern ones

News

Technology

Meta AI can tell which words you hear by reading your brainwaves

News

Technology

Ukraine's army of hackers failed to thwart Russia and quickly gave up

News

Environment

Most major carbon capture and storage projects haven't met targets

News

Environment

UK energy crisis sparks rush for firewood despite air pollution fears

News

Technology

DeepMind AI learns to play soccer using decades of match simulations

News

Space

First exoplanet picture from James Webb Space Telescope revealed

News

Physics

Quantum magnet is billions of times colder than interstellar space

News

Physics

Blasting plastic with powerful lasers turns it into tiny diamonds

News

Physics

Korean nuclear fusion reactor achieves 100 million°C for 30 seconds

News

Health

Denmark's ban of artificial trans fats saved 1200 lives over 16 years

News

Physics

Physicists want the next Large Hadron Collider to be climate-friendly

News

Space

JWST has spotted sandy clouds on a distant alien world

News

Technology

Apps used as alternatives to prison in US found to have privacy flaws

News

Environment

The Amazon rainforest has already reached a crucial tipping point

News

Health

Vaccinations and past infections reduce risk of spreading covid-19

News

Health

Some doses of blue light from screens may not affect your sleep

News

Analysis

Health

There are thousands more UK deaths than usual and we don’t know why

Since April, there have been 22,500 more deaths than expected in the UK. Health experts are concerned but unsure of the causes – which could include covid-19, population ageing and NHS problems

News

Health

Weight loss advice isn't based on good evidence

Comment

Humans

We need to act now to give future generations a better world

News

Aperture

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Space

Remastered Apollo mission photos are simply out of this world

Half a century after the last person walked on the moon, original footage has been digitally overhauled to show NASA's lunar missions in a new light

Regulars

Features

Health

Beyond tired: Why fatigue sets in and how to tackle it

A renewed focus on fatigue in light of long covid means we now have a better understanding of the body-brain pathways that cause it, offering fresh targets for new treatments

Features

Physics

Quantum batteries: Strange technology that could provide instant power

Features

Society

The Pope’s AI adviser on ensuring algorithms respect human dignity

Features

Culture

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Life

Two new books about sharks reveal how and why we should conserve them

Paul de Gelder's Shark and David Shiffman's Why Sharks Matter aim to turn the all-too-common public panic about the predator into interest in their conservation

Culture

Technology

Escape review: An account of the internet's intimate early days

Culture

Humans

Don't Miss: The Handmaid's Tale returns for what may be the last time

Culture

Humans

The Silent Sea review: South Korean series is a slice of space horror

Culture

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Puzzle #184: Can you solve this rather unusual addition sum?

Can you solve this week’s arithmetical challenge, Cipher sum? Plus the answer to puzzle #183

Regulars

Space

Watch a lunar occultation of Uranus

Regulars

Tom Gauld on the precarious nature of life in our universe

Regulars

Twisteddoodles interprets a map

Regulars

How to boil an egg so the yolk ends up on the outside of the inside

Feedback reports on important new egg-related research, as well as delving into exhaustive egg and tadpole-tasting studies from years gone by

Regulars

This week's magazine

10 September 2022

On the cover

Health

There are thousands more UK deaths than usual and we don’t know why

Environment

We should pursue speculative climate solutions like quantum batteries

Physics

Quantum batteries: Strange technology that could provide instant power

Health

Beyond tired: Why fatigue sets in and how to tackle it

Society

The Pope’s AI adviser on ensuring algorithms respect human dignity

Table of contents

Leaders

Environment

We should pursue speculative climate solutions like quantum batteries

News

Space

NASA made enough oxygen on Mars to last an astronaut for 100 minutes

Health

Compression socks may prevent nausea and loose bowels during marathons

Environment

Half of fish tested in an Amazon river have unsafe levels of mercury

Life

Early mammals lived faster and died younger than modern ones

Technology

Meta AI can tell which words you hear by reading your brainwaves

Technology

Ukraine's army of hackers failed to thwart Russia and quickly gave up

Environment

Most major carbon capture and storage projects haven't met targets

Environment

UK energy crisis sparks rush for firewood despite air pollution fears

Technology

DeepMind AI learns to play soccer using decades of match simulations

Space

First exoplanet picture from James Webb Space Telescope revealed

Physics

Quantum magnet is billions of times colder than interstellar space

Physics

Blasting plastic with powerful lasers turns it into tiny diamonds

Physics

Korean nuclear fusion reactor achieves 100 million°C for 30 seconds

Health

Denmark's ban of artificial trans fats saved 1200 lives over 16 years

Physics

Physicists want the next Large Hadron Collider to be climate-friendly

Space

JWST has spotted sandy clouds on a distant alien world

Technology

Apps used as alternatives to prison in US found to have privacy flaws

Environment

The Amazon rainforest has already reached a crucial tipping point

Health

Vaccinations and past infections reduce risk of spreading covid-19

Health

Some doses of blue light from screens may not affect your sleep

Analysis

Health

There are thousands more UK deaths than usual and we don’t know why

Health

Weight loss advice isn't based on good evidence

Humans

We need to act now to give future generations a better world

Aperture

Space

Remastered Apollo mission photos are simply out of this world

Features

Health

Beyond tired: Why fatigue sets in and how to tackle it

Physics

Quantum batteries: Strange technology that could provide instant power

Society

The Pope’s AI adviser on ensuring algorithms respect human dignity

Culture

Life

Two new books about sharks reveal how and why we should conserve them

Technology

Escape review: An account of the internet's intimate early days