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No.3130
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Leaders
Science might emerge a winner from UK election chaos
Tripping up: The real danger of microdosing with LSD
NEWS
UPFRONT
Science and climate face uncertain future in post-election UK
Defibrillator drones could save lives before ambulance arrives
WHO classes HIV drug as an essential medicine
‘Devil weeds’ threaten wildebeest migrations in Serengeti
NASA revives 50-year-old idea to recycle space stations
Police warned of drug so powerful it can kill in one breath
60 Seconds
NEWS & TECHNOLOGY
Pig brain cells implanted into brains of people with Parkinson’s
Rubber algae help create first artificial reef in Mediterranean
Chatbots learn how to negotiate and drive a hard bargain
Messages from fake aliens decoded quickly in online SETI contest
Ocean plastics from Haiti’s beaches turned into laptop packaging
Eating a low carb breakfast may make you a more tolerant person
Smart jacket and VR headset let you pilot a drone with your body
The mystery xenon in Earth’s atmosphere came from icy comets
Baby brain scans can predict who is likely to develop autism
DeepMind’s neural network teaches AI to reason about the world
Fetuses turn to follow face-like shapes while in the womb
Crumb-free bread will mean ISS astronauts can now bake in space
There’s as much water in Earth’s mantle as in all the oceans
IN BRIEF
Extreme plants thrive at 72°C in New Zealand’s hot volcanic soil
Cystic fibrosis drug halts lung damage in young children
Mass of a white dwarf star measured for the first time
Artificial whisky taster has the palate of a connoisseur
Fungus creates zombie beetles that crave flowers before death
How Jupiter split the asteroid belt in two shows its great age
Fortified gas marbles are 10 times stronger than regular bubbles
Bird caught in amber 100 million years ago is best ever found
ANALYSIS
Microdosers say tiny hits of LSD make your work and life better
Artisan sourdough? You may as well eat mass-produced white bread
Does mind-hack tech mean your brain needs its own legal rights?
Orbiting ‘space nation’ data centre could avoid all Earthly laws
APERTURE
Satellite’s eye view reveals retreating glaciers in the Andes
FEATURES
How to extinguish the inflammation epidemic
Spectrum wars: The battle for the airwaves
Don’t feel sorry for apologising – it could be good for you
PEOPLE
Blinded by seance: The man who offered scientists an afterlife
CULTURE
A series of fortunate events: How our culture made us
8 Minutes: How to dance the speed of light
More
Augmented reality glasses seek to keep speech in sight
What it’s like to take psychedelics in small doses at breakfast
Regulars
LETTERS, FEEDBACK, THE LAST WORD