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1 November 2017
Russian Facebook ads, Halloween crack in the Antarctic, Hurricane Maria blackout and more
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Old Scientist: Why aren’t there more British Nobels?
1 November 2017
Why did a maverick British astronomer never get the gong? New Scientists of Novembers past reveal it’s a perennial worry
We may have found 20 habitable worlds hiding in plain sight
30 October 2017
After taking another look at data from the Kepler space telescope’s original mission we have spotted 20 possible Earth-like worlds that could host life
Space changes how your brain thinks and it starts right away
27 October 2017
Just a few minutes of microgravity is enough to change your brain. This suggests space tourists and long-haul astronauts may need to take precautions to think straight
We now know more on the origins of weird duck-shaped comet 67P
27 October 2017
One of the weirdest comets we’ve seen formed from tiny pebbles that trace back to the start of our solar system – which may tell us more about how planets are made
Boiling water on Mars could make the planet's sand levitate
26 October 2017
In Martian summer, the combination of warm temperatures and a thin atmosphere make any liquid water on the surface boil, which can let dust hover across the ground
We may have just seen the first comet from another solar system
25 October 2017
An icy comet just hurtled past the sun on a strange path that suggests it came from outside our solar system, making it the first such interloper we've ever spotted
