Neanderthals used flint and pyrite to spark fires
Experiments with replica flints produced marks matching those on Neanderthal tools. Fiona McMillan reports.
Jupiter unveiled
In this issue: Juno’s new Jupiter – Hello quantum world – Inflammation overload – Gallery: arthropods see things differently – The feathered dinosaur revolution – Clouds predict global warming
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Kip Thorne and the email that foreshadowed his Nobel Prize
After a lifetime hunt, the theoretical physicist was part of the team that made the first detection of a gravitational wave. He speaks exclusively to Andrew Masterson.
The mathematics of flu
Different cities have different influenza seasons, statistics show. Richard A Lovett reports.
Superstars of STEM: Beating bacteria at its own game
Queensland’s Róisín McMahon is looking to nature for clues to overcoming antibiotic resistance. Dion Pretorius reports.
If parasites had dating profiles
How would a parasite look for love on Tinder? Bill Sullivan reports.
