Big increase in kids swallowing foreign objects
Two decade US study finds potentially dangerous ingestions have doubled. Jeff Glorfeld reports.
Life on Mars: the evidence assessed
In this issue – Life on Mars – Is the future battery powered? – Science communication in the age of fake news – How to make your garden bee-friendly – Roadblocks in the way of electric cars
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Sorry, but the Heat Death of the universe is actually the nice option
Dark energy will determine the end of the cosmos, and it won’t be pleasant, explains astrophysicist Katie Mack.
Too much information? Sure looks like it
Research reveals 'social acceleration' occurring across different domains. Samantha Page reports.
Science history: The man who perfected the lobotomy
Antonio Egas Moniz was once shot by a patient. Unfortunately, he and his methods survived. Jeff Glorfeld reports.
Where does all the ocean garbage go?
The southern Indian Ocean receives more plastic waste than anywhere else in the world, but no one knows where it goes - until now. Mirjam van der Mheen and colleagues explain.
