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Fierce battle looks likely as land-dwelling mudskipper fish face off

18 September 2019

These fish out of water spend 90 per cent of their lives on land, sometimes fighting over their muddy territories


How aspirin became a wonder drug against heart disease and cancer

How aspirin became a wonder drug against heart disease and cancer

18 September 2019

Aspirin has long been prized for its pain and fever reducing properties – but 40 years ago New Scientist reported on the first inklings of wider benefits


xkcd comic creator Randall Munroe on the thrill of physics

xkcd comic creator Randall Munroe on the thrill of physics

18 September 2019

The cartoonist and engineer talks time travel paradoxes, absurd interviews with astronauts, and how strange science can fix everyday problems


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Loch Ness Monster unmasked: it’s a load of eels in a giant eel costume

18 September 2019

The identity of Scotland’s most elusive resident, plus missing marine observatories and Jedi firecracker bans in Feedback’s weekly roundup from the world of weird


New Scientist puzzle #22: The nine-minute egg, plus the quiz

New Scientist puzzle #22: The nine-minute egg, plus the quiz

18 September 2019

The latest puzzle asks you to use two egg timers to get a perfectly boiled egg, plus the quick quiz


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Cryptic crossword #15

18 September 2019

Another science-themed cryptic crossword from the brilliant Wingding, plus answers to quick crossword #40


A stargazer's guide to the equinox and how Earth moves around the sun

A stargazer's guide to the equinox and how Earth moves around the sun

18 September 2019

As the September equinox falls, we begin a new astronomy series with all you need to know about how Earth's orbit affects what we see in the night sky


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