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cover30 Dominance v prestige
The science of leadership15 Quantum leap?
Tech firm claims new
computing record40 Hidden gravity
Audacious new plan
to detect dark matterNews
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7 Worldwide surge
Rise in infections amid fears of
a second wave of covid-9 Mass testing
Moves begin to check whole
city weekly for coronavirus15 Superbugs in the shower
The drug-resistant bacteria
lurking in your plumbing21 Columnist
Annalee Newitz on unusual
methods of online protest22 Letters
On the trail of the perfect
contact-tracing app24 Culture
The search for life on
Mars is far from over25 Culture
Shining a light on gender
discrimination in science28 Aperture
Foraging for plastic in Lake
Victoria’s polluted swamps53 Puzzles
Quick crossword and the quiz54 More puzzles
Can you work out what pattern
the tiles should be in?54 Cartoons
Life through the lens of Tom
Gauld and Twisteddoodles55 Feedback
Odorous offences in Bavaria
and Vienna: the week in weird56 The last word
Why some hairs stop growing
at a certain length30 Dominance v prestige
Evolution tells us why there
are two types of leader in
today’s world36 Rebuilding green
How we can fix the climate
as we reboot the economy40 Hidden gravity
The detector with a billion
sensors that may finally
snare dark matterThe back pages
24 Sirens of Mars Inside the hunt for life on the Red PlanetVol 247 No 3289
Cover image: Vanessa Branchi10 Coronavirus special:
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The latest evidence, and
why it offers new hope36 Rebuilding green
How to put the environment
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14 Biggest lightning flash ever
14 How parenting changes you
17 Hints of exomoons
18 The ancient origin of sled dogsThis week’s issue
36 Features
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