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This week's magazine

17 December 2016

Issue 3104

New Scientist issue 3104 cover

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Table of contents

Leaders


News

Life

Longer ‘penis’ drives evolution of bigger brains in female fish

News

Life

Brain cell transplant helps fearful mice overcome anxiety

News

Life

T. rex cousin’s 99-million-year old tail feathers found in amber

News

Technology

Posture could explain why women get more VR sickness than men

News

Space

Fresh look at old data shows the sun is surprisingly sluggish

News

Technology

Machine learning lets computer create melodies to fit any lyrics

News

Life

Monkeys should be able to talk just like us – so why don't they?

News

Health

Exclusive: Mexico clinic plans 20 'three-parent' babies in 2017

News

Life

Rare Arabian leopards forced out by frankincense harvesters

News

Life

First evidence that wild mammals benefit from bigger brains

News

Space

First exoplanet weather report shows clouds of ruby and sapphire

News

Environment

The 12 biggest and best science stories of 2016

News

Health

Viruses may have evolved to hit men hard but go easy on women

News

One Per Cent

News

Technology

DeepMind's AI wants to beat us at video game StarCraft next

News

Earth

People prepare to fight their governments on climate change

News

Health

Antibiotic resistance will hit a terrible tipping point in 2017

News

Space

LIGO should more than double its gravitational wave haul in 2017

News

Technology

We will soon be able to read minds and share our thoughts

News

Health

First babies from menopausal mothers' own eggs may be born soon

News

Space

Cassini's grand finale will see orbiter plunge into Saturn

News

Life

End of species extinctions is in sight as we bring animals back

News

Technology

Augmented reality set to overtake VR as new apps go live

News

Health

Gene editing starts to save lives as human trials get under way

News

Health

Antibacterial products may help bacteria beat antibiotics

News

Technology

Vapers experimenting with illegal drugs bought on the dark web

News


Analysis


Aperture


Features


Culture


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