Bubbles show their iridescent beauty as light journeys through
21 August 2019
The beautiful iridescence of bubbles is captured in this image – shortlisted for a prize – as light reflects and refracts as it passes through bubble walls
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Can we halt multiple sclerosis? Catherine Lubetzki is finding out how
21 August 2019
People affected by multiple sclerosis hold the key to understanding the condition, says Catherine Lubetzki, and she hopes her work could one day stop MS in its tracks
This week's new questions
21 August 2019
Is online shopping better for the environment? And can you ride a bike with no hands?
Far-sighted: How can some people see at great distance?
21 August 2019
One reader wanted to know how a safari guide could spot wildlife at a distance that he could barely see with binoculars. Other readers respond
On the hot seat: The mysterious case of the exploding Floridian toilet
21 August 2019
A distressing case of septic tank blowback, plus irate octopuses and the Zeno’s paradox of nuclear fusion in Feedback’s weekly round-up from the world of weird
New Scientist Puzzle #18: Cable on the moon
21 August 2019
A puzzle about laying a cable on the moon, plus answers to #17: Which flipping year? and a quiz
Cryptic crossword #13, set by Sparticle
21 August 2019
Try your hand at Sparticle’s latest science-themed cryptic crossword. Plus, answers to quick crossword #38
Make a rain alarm with copper tape and a BBC micro:bit
21 August 2019
This simple but clever rain sensor means your laundry will never get caught in the rain again
How the US almost introduced a universal basic income – 50 years ago
21 August 2019
With automation threatening jobs, US president Richard Nixon proposed a universal minimum income - an idea that only recently has come back in vogue
Liana Finck cartoon
21 August 2019
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