This week's magazine
20 June 2020
Issue 3287
On the cover
Editor's picks
Life
Why icy moons like Europa are our best bet for finding alien life
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The four major public health threats we need to act on now
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This won’t be the last pandemic. Where will the next one come from?
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We knew how to prevent a pandemic like covid-19, so what went wrong?
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The pandemic playbook: A step-by-step guide to containing an outbreak
Table of contents
News
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Coronavirus second waves emerge in several US states as they reopen
As they reopen, several US states are seeing rises in coronavirus cases and hospitalisations – but this may also be driven by poor health care and lags in contact tracing
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Global total of confirmed coronavirus cases has passed 8 million
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How can international travel resume during the coronavirus pandemic?
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How many of us are likely to have caught the coronavirus so far?
Space
The cosmic web that connects galaxies together may be spinning
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Genetically modified goats can produce cancer drugs in their milk
Humans
Scientists around the world are striking against racism in academia
Technology
Indian military tests eye-tracking tech to help pilots control planes
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Turning the spleen into a liver saves mice from fatal organ damage
Life
Ancient footprints could be from a crocodile that walked on two legs
Life
Brain switch lets us control a kind of suspended animation in mice
Humans
An artist carved this tiny bird sculpture 13,000 years ago in China
Analysis
Humans
#ShutDownSTEM strike was a start, but real action on racism is needed
After various scientific institutions pledged support during the strike against racism in science, many Black academics want to see real action
Physics
Why neutrinos are the strangest particles in the Standard Model
Features
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We knew how to prevent a pandemic like covid-19, so what went wrong?
Some nations weren't prepared, others ignored best-laid plans. Why getting ready for next time has to start now
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This won’t be the last pandemic. Where will the next one come from?
91É«Ç鯬
The pandemic playbook: A step-by-step guide to containing an outbreak
91É«Ç鯬
The four major public health threats we need to act on now
Life
Why icy moons like Europa are our best bet for finding alien life
Culture
Life
There’s a bird that tricks other animals into dropping their lunch
The Bird Way by Jennifer Ackerman explores how small monitoring devices are helping researchers get closer to birds than ever before to uncover hidden aspects of their lives
Humans
Don’t miss: Brain-warping series Dark is back for its final season
Humans
Why it’s more fun to be a mischievous goose than a blood-thirsty shark
More
Regulars
The strange case of a jam-cream quantum superposition
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