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Scent of Musk The Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's

So far, no cure has been found for Parkinson's. It is only possible to treat the symptoms. But a nurse in Scotland can smell the disease before it is diagnosed, and researchers are hoping she can help on the search for a breakthrough. Von Timofey Neshitov und Daniel Etter

The Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's - Daniel Etter/ DER SPIEGEL

Interview with Sir David Attenborough 'Collecting Memories Isn't the Same as Collecting Ammonites'

Sir David Attenborough has long been a household name for his landmark nature documentaries for the BBC. Now, his Netflix series "Our Planet" is starting on April 5. In a DER SPIEGEL interview, he speaks of his passion for collecting, joking with the queen and how to approach male gorillas. Von Hauke Goos und Jörg Schindler

'Collecting Memories Isn't the Same as Collecting Ammonites' - DPA

The Emergence of Homo Sapiens 'Those Who Obeyed the Rules Were Favored by Evolution'

British anthropologist Richard Wrangham believes our humanity began with the murder of a tyrant. In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, he explains why homo sapiens are so murderous, while also being among the most peaceful species. Von Johann Grolle

'Those Who Obeyed the Rules Were Favored by Evolution' - Anup Shah / Minden Pictures / picture alliance / dpa

Avi Loeb on the Mysterious Interstellar Body 'Oumuamua 'Thinking About Distant Civilizations Isn't Speculative'

Astronomer Avi Loeb believes that the interstellar object dubbed 'Oumuamua could actually be a probe sent by alien beings. Given the evidence that has so far been gathered, he says, it is a possible conclusion to draw. Von Johann Grolle

'Thinking About Distant Civilizations Isn't Speculative' - AFP/ESA/Hubble/NASA/ESO/M. Kornmesser

Making Space Affordable The Bargain-Basement Rocket-Launch Bin

In an interview, Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck discusses his company's ambitious plans to tap the growing market for transporting satellites into space. He sees a bright future for his company and its launch pad in New Zealand. Von Christoph Seidler

The Bargain-Basement Rocket-Launch Bin - Rocket Lab/ Kieran Fanning

SpaceX Chief Engineer Hans Königsmann 'I Am Too Old for Mars'

The problems are piling up for Elon Musk, the eccentric billionaire behind SpaceX. Could the space exploration company one day jettison its embattled founder? We asked Chief Engineer for Launches Hans Königsmann to weigh in. Von Christoph Seidler

The Power of the Algorithms Pedro Domingos on the Arms Race in Artificial Intelligence

In an interview, best-selling author and machine-learning expert Pedro Domingos discusses the global competition to take the lead in artificial intelligence, the advance of autocrats and the threats modern technology presents to Western democracies. Von Christoph Scheuermann und Bernhard Zand

Pedro Domingos on the Arms Race in Artificial Intelligence - AP

USC and Max Planck The Double Life of a Top Robotics Researcher

A robotics researcher had made it, a top researcher in a field that promised only to grow. But that apparently wasn't enough for him. Von Rex Dalton

Separating Siamese Twins 'It Was the First Time I Cried in the Operating Room'

When pediatric surgeon Allan Goldstein entered the operating room to separate conjoined twins, he did so with the knowledge that one would have to die in order to save the other. He recalls the enormous surgical and ethical challenges.

'It Was the First Time I Cried in the Operating Room' - Stephanie Mitchell / Harvard University

Interview with Ornithologist Richard Prum What Duck Sex Reveals about Human Nature

In an interview, Richard Prum, an ornithologist and curator at the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University, discusses the violent mechanics of duck sex, the beauty of bird-mating rituals and why human civilization was made possible by love. Von Johann Grolle

What Duck Sex Reveals about Human Nature - Bryan Pfeiffer / Wings Photography

Nazis on the Roof of the World A Bizarre SS Expedition to Tibet

In 1938, an SS expedition led by German zoologist Ernst Schäfer trekked to Tibet, returning with priceless animal specimens. Many believe they had actually been sent to search for a lost Aryan race, but a new book argues that the truth is more complicated. Von Matthias Schulz

A Bizarre SS Expedition to Tibet - ullstein bild

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Space Odyssey A New Technology for Following Songbirds

There are 1.6 billion songbirds in Europe and half of them fly south for the winter. Scientists would like to follow them -- but keeping up isn't easy. At least for now. Von Christoph Seidler

A New Technology for Following Songbirds - imago/ Bluegreen Pictures

SPIEGEL Interview with Mathematician Ken Ono 'You Will Never Succeed'

Ken Ono is an award-winning mathematician who specializes in number theory. As a kid, his parents pushed him hard to be the best, and it almost drove him to ruin. He talked to SPIEGEL about young prodigies, suicide in Japanese culture and divine afflatus.

The Psychology of Mortality 'Death Anxiety Makes Us Hate People Who Are Different'

The fear of death is our constant companion. Psychologist Sheldon Solomon has researched how that anxiety affects our lives -- and found that being reminded of death can bring out our worst. Von Rafaela von Bredow und Johann Grolle

Methane Plume Leak Spreads Across LA's San Fernando Valley

More than 80,000 metric tons of methane gas have leaked from a storage site in northwestern Los Angeles, raising potential health concerns for people living in the area. Researchers are tracking its spread. Von Phil McKenna

Leak Spreads Across LA's San Fernando Valley - Home Energy Efficiency Team/Google Earth.

End of Life Care 'We're Reluctant to Talk About Death'

Bestselling author Dr. Atul Gawande's new book focuses on medical care for the dying. In an interview, he speaks with SPIEGEL about end-of-life priorities, when treatment is a mistake and how rules in care homes are made to be broken. Von Laura Höflinger

'We're Reluctant to Talk About Death' - Getty Images

Nobel Physicist Frank Wilczek 'The World is a Piece of Art'

Nobel Prize-winner Frank Wilczek talks to SPIEGEL about the universe's extraordinary symmetry, the overlap between beauty and physics and why we may be on the verge of a bigger discovery than the Higgs particle. Von Johann Grolle

'The World is a Piece of Art' - AFP/ CERN

Nobel Laureates 'Women Are Just As Gifted in Science as Men'

In a SPIEGEL interview, Nobel Prize for medicine recipients Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and May-Britt Moser discuss the challenges women face in the male-dominated world of science and how they broke through the glass ceiling. Von Rafaela von Bredow und Kerstin Kullmann

'Women Are Just As Gifted in Science as Men' - Ilja C. Hendel/ laif/ DER SPIEGEL

New ESA Head Wörner 'We Could Build All Kinds of Things with Moon Concrete'

On July 1, Johann-Dietrich Wörner will become the new general director of the European Space Agency. SPIEGEL speaks with him about his dream of building a colony on the moon and the difficulties of traveling to Mars. Von Olaf Stampf