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Humans

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Genius networks: Link to a more creative social circle

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Nuclear alchemy: Thorium promises power from waste

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Men and women: Different brains, same aims

Table of contents

News

Dragon in orbit as SpaceX launch opens new era

A third successful launch for the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has kicked off the age of commercial space flight

Controversial geoengineering field test cancelled

Tyrannosaur auctioned despite protests from Mongolia

Health

‘Gay cure’ psychiatrist apologises for flawed study

60 Seconds

Number of asteroids that pose risk to Earth is doubled

US baby boomers urged to get tested for hepatitis C

Health

Michael J. Fox sidelines stem cells for Parkinson’s

Greek crisis: How to prevent a humanitarian disaster

Greek crisis: What the government should spend on

Greek crisis: Losing Greece won’t save euro network

Physics

A dirty twist on beating the prisoner’s dilemma

Space

Pulsar heavyweight champ challenges Einstein

Health

Weight-loss surgery reduces desire for alcohol

Humans

Speedy pH changes detected in brain for first time

‘Impossible’ material would stretch when compressed

Buried microbes exist at limit between life and death

Health

Artificial immune system gives baby vaccines a booster

Mowing down seagrass meadows will cut loose carbon

RNA breakthrough transforms idea of gene control

Earliest member of giant panda family found in Spain

Space

Magnetic space whirlpools give Mercury a plasma shower

Dino dolphins suffered from the bends

Plutonium signature captured after 50 years of trying

Virtual reality provides relief from soldiers’ trauma

When you eat trumps what you eat in staying healthy

Technology

Face-reading software to judge the mood of the masses

Humans

Mind-reading robot teachers keep students focused

Technology

Shape-shifting wings make stealthy Batbot more agile

Health

Power from cellphone towers keeps vaccines cool

Technology

Over-55s pick passwords twice as secure as teenagers’

Opinion

The wider implications of a Greek eurozone exit

As Greece's future hangs in the balance, Europe should commit itself to securing the country's physical and mental health too

Technology

Let the creative juices flow through social networks

Earth

Nuclear transmutation is a cool idea for a hot problem

Earth

Squaring the genetically modified crop circle

Earth

Why we should care about our nitrogen footprint

Life

What insect societies tell us about cells

Aperture

First look at the face of a woman dead for 2000 years

CT scans have revealed a wealth of information about the Egyptian Rhind mummy, discovered in a tomb dating to 10 BC in the ancient city of Thebes

Features

Humans

The argumentative ape: Why we’re wired to persuade

We're all guilty of flawed thinking because our brains evolved to win others round to our point of view – whether or not our reasoning is logical

Humans

Genius networks: Link to a more creative social circle

Earth

Nuclear alchemy: Thorium promises power from waste

Humans

Men and women: Different brains, same aims

Culture

CultureLab’s 2012 guide to summer festivals

From hedgehog enthusiasts to anatomical artists, there's plenty of science on offer at this summer's festivals

The sea change needed to protect the oceans

Digital danger: Is our online activity damaging us?

Why you really should have heard of ambergris

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Enigma Number 1699

Regulars

Feedback: Luck of the Irish lottery

Beware of lottery scams, breathing life into old cemeteries, online TV upgrade hell, and more

This Week’s Letters

Hot youth

Growth spurt

Trees of green

Sucked under

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