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10 June 2023

Issue 3442

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Editor's picks

Funafuti atoll Tuvalu from the air.

Environment

We need to go beyond net zero to reverse catastrophic climate damage

News
Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu

Environment

The uncomfortable reality of life on Earth after we breach 1.5°C

Features
People with synaesthesia blend their senses - now we know why

Health

People with synaesthesia blend their senses - now we know why

Features
The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

Technology

The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

Features

Table of contents

Leaders

Funafuti atoll Tuvalu from the air.

Environment

We need to go beyond net zero to reverse catastrophic climate damage

Our planet is about to hit a critical 1.5°C of global warming. To rectify things, we must cut emissions, but we also need to harness technology and the natural world to suck carbon dioxide from the air

News

News

A sign on the Huron river in Michigan warning of high levels of PFAS

Environment

Reusable granules suck harmful PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ out of water

UK start-up Puraffinity has created a method of removing pollution from water using a material that selectively binds to PFAS chemicals

News

Life

Monkeys in Japan lost tooth enamel when their forest was destroyed

News

Environment

City in Sierra Leone covers buildings in mirrors to fight extreme heat

News

Health

Stem cells from umbilical cord 'goo' delay type 1 diabetes progression

News

Mathematics

Mathematicians make even better never-repeating tile discovery

News

Health

Virus that carries huge amounts of DNA could advance gene therapies

News

Life

Desert ants build landmarks to help them find their way home

News

Life

Whale shark seen bottom feeding for the first time

News

Space

NASA’s UFO team discusses its findings publicly for the first time

News

Technology

Bacterium from oak trees could help process rare earth elements

News

Space

Planned moon landings could pelt orbiting spacecraft with dusty debris

News

Health

Compound found in octopus ink kills cancer cells but not others

News

Life

We’ve been drastically underestimating Earth’s microbial diversity

News

Environment

Inside the huge London super sewer designed to fight river pollution

News

Space

Hundreds of weird filaments of gas are hiding in our galaxy’s centre

News

Environment

Wildfires across Canada have emitted record-breaking amounts of carbon

News

Health

Superbugs will struggle to evolve resistance to unusual new antibiotic

News

Humans

Homo naledi may have made etchings on cave walls and buried its dead

News

Technology

Massive Turing test shows we can only just tell AIs apart from humans

News

Environment

Kakhovka hydroelectric dam burst: What are the risks to human life?

News

Analysis

Environment

Planes could soon run on pig fat – but it won't reduce emissions

Airlines have plans to use biofuels made from animal fats to meet climate targets, but a report warns this could increase emissions via effects on other sectors

News

Technology

Is it ethical to use complex mini-brains for artificial intelligence?

News

Technology

Bluesky is just another Twitter clone and that isn't a good thing

Comment

Aperture

Sir Maurice Youge, Internationally renowned marine zoologist (1899-1986). His hybrid form is based on the local murex shell

Comment

These beautiful sculptures are watching over the Great Barrier Reef

Ocean Sentinels is a series of mostly underwater sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor, who hopes the statues will be colonised by corals and other threatened marine life

Regulars

Features

Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu

Environment

The uncomfortable reality of life on Earth after we breach 1.5°C

Passing 1.5°C of global warming isn't just a political disaster, it will have dire consequences for us all, as those living on the front line already know

Features

Technology

The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

Features

Health

People with synaesthesia blend their senses - now we know why

Features

Culture

Male and female snow leopards come together.

Comment

An Atlas of Endangered Animals review: Great stories to prompt action

Megan McCubbin's mini-anthology of animals at risk is full of striking tales, including ones about snow leopards and partying orcas. It should provide a powerful motivation for concerned humans

Culture

Comment

Under Alien Skies review: A terrific guide to our spectacular universe

Culture

Comment

New Scientist recommends: Ai Weiwei's moving Making Sense exhibition

Culture

Comment

Depp V Heard review: Scary documentary shows power of social media

Culture

More

Puzzle #225: Can you work out which dominoes I hid?

Puzzle #225: Can you work out which dominoes I hid?

Can you solve this week’s logic puzzle, Dominoku? Plus the answer to puzzle #224

Regulars

Tom Gauld: Science fiction author or tech company boss?

Regulars

Twisteddoodles interprets science news

Regulars

Mathematics

How maths can help you pack your shopping more efficiently

Regulars

Regulars

Donate your fingers to science, they said. It will be fun, they said

Donate your fingers to science, they said. It will be fun, they said

Feedback weighs the benefits of testing injuries on dead or alive fingers and learns of more trivial superpowers

Regulars

Regulars

Letters

Regulars

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