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6 Welcome
A note from the editor sharing his thoughts on the issue and other ramblings8 Snapshot
Stunning images from the fields of science, history and nature94 Reviews
Comedian Sara Pascoe has been thinking about the essence and origins of
female sexuality. Her new book explores feminine behaviour largely from a
science angle ...98 Last Word
Robert Matthews discusses why there is a recurring trouble with
geniuses and famous scientist33 Comment & Analysis
Learn about why your favourite cakes and biscuits go stale at
different states20 The Latest Intelligence
Technology recreating Rembrandt masterpieces, structure of Zika
virus mapped, evolution of fish to limbs, new particle found and
effects of LSD on the brain83 Q&A
This month: could robots be creative, what is the speed of gravity, what
does sleep do for the brain, which planet would affect the Earth most ...96 A Witty Viewpoint
Robin Ince is a comedian and writer who presents on the BBC
Radio 4 Series, The Infinite Monkey Cage. In this issue, we talk
about cannibalism75 Busting The Myths Of Modern Life
Everyone knows that sugar makes kids hyperactive, mice love
cheese and MSG is bad for you. But is there any truth behind
these claims?68 India’s Last Apes
Assam is best known for tea, but its subtropical forests
also offer refuge to rare hoolock gibbons. Learn about these
primates that are very much similar to humans, more so than
any other species of primateSCIENCE
SCIENCE
97 My Life Scientific
Meet Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, president of the Royal Society
of Edinburgh and discoverer of pulsarsREGULARS
NATURE
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Our Future On
Mercury
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India’s
Last Apes
ON THE COVERON THE COVER40
Here Comes The
Nano Medics