Life
Life 鈥� but not as we know it
Features
This week's magazine
9 June 2007
Issue 2607
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Earth
Up to 900 species of land bird at risk by 2050
Thanks to global warming and habitat destruction, around 10% of these birds could be in danger of extinction over coming decades
News
Earth
George W. Bush 鈥� climate saviour or sinner?
News
Health
Reprieve for HIV medics in Libya still possible
News
Earth
‘Nuclear winter’ could bring years of failed crops
News
60 Seconds
News
Earth
Developing countries more worried about emissions
News
Health
US doctor smeared for raising drug concerns
News
Health
XDR-TB carrier causes US health scare
News
Health
Stem cells: From adult to embryo
News
Life
Secret fission papers were too hot to handle
News
Physics
Quantum quirk may reveal early universe
News
Space
Quantum communication sets new distance record
News
Soundbites
News
Environment
US Southwest could be heading for a megadrought
News
Humans
Walking on two legs evolved surprisingly early
News
This week 50 years ago
News
Health
Sugar supplement may treat immune disease
News
Earth
Japan loses ground on whaling ban
News
Life
Elephants only heed warning calls from local herds
News
Health
Folic acid can lower stroke risk by 30%
News
Life
Dedicated birds duet to protect territory
News
Health
Fetuses could have ‘mature’ immune system
News
Life
Good news you may want to forget
News
Earth
Global warming is speeding up ocean waves
News
Earth
Ice ages dried up African monsoons
News
Life
Polynesians took chickens to the Americas 100 years before Columbus
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Health
Data stored in live neurons
News
Earth
US loath to give up gas guzzlers
News
Earth
Software predicts if chemicals will biodegrade
News
Technology
Denial-of-service attacks: street crime on the web
News
Health
Balance chip keeps you rock steady
News
Technology
Battlefield ‘Bear’ robot to rescue fallen soldiers
News
Opinion
Health
Editorial: Stem cell therapies without tears
Claims that we will soon be able to return adult cells to an embryonic state 鈥� avoiding the need for embryonic stem cells 鈥� may be premature
Opinion
Editorial: Should scientists boycott Israel?
Opinion
Earth
Forest destruction: The road to ruin
Opinion
Life
Perspectives: The secret power of things we hold dear
Opinion
Life
Interview: Scents, soaps and birdsong
Opinion
Health
Turning point: Always fight
Opinion
Features
Life
Life 鈥� but not as we know it
Who says aliens have to be based on carbon and water? The search for ET is getting a whole lot weirder
Features
Earth
Galapagos tortoises: untangling the evolutionary threads
Features
Life
Unbreakable: the tough secrets of nature’s glue
Features
Technology
Video broadcast flags: The sequel
Features
More
Life
Nonplussed: Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas by Julian Havil
Common sense is not always the best guide to solving brain teasers 鈥� but surely mathematics can help out? Justin Mullins investigates
Books & Arts
Making God good
Books & Arts
Live like a penguin
Books & Arts
Head candy
Books & Arts
Life
The word: Wine cellar mould
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