Spot six planets in the sky this week: Mercury, Mars, Uranus and more
23 October 2019
Late October is a great time to spot planets, says Abigail Beall, and with a few tips you can find almost all those in the solar system
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A sci-fi anthology offers widely divergent glimpses of the future
23 October 2019
From alienated life in post-Arctic Sweden to the failure to engage with tech’s new intimacies, Helen Marshall explores an excellent and diverse new sci-fi anthology
Psychedelic baby turtle wins 2019 Nikon Small World photography prize
23 October 2019
This vibrant image is clearly of a turtle, but stereomicroscopy and fluorescence have turned it into something beautiful yet otherworldly
The solar system has too many moons – it's time for a cull
23 October 2019
Designating rocks just a few kilometres across as moons is misleading and ridiculous. We need to do a Pluto and cut moons down to size, argues Leah Crane
Mathematician Eugenia Cheng on the abstract wonder of category theory
23 October 2019
Once thought too abstract, category theory has become remarkably pervasive in science, says mathematician and pianist Eugenia Cheng
Will I still be able to play Candy Crush after the apocalypse?
23 October 2019
Post-apocalyptic computer operating systems, plus ninja stealth arts and why seven heads are better than one in Feedback’s weekly round-up from the world of weird
New Scientist puzzle #27: The goblin game
23 October 2019
This week’s puzzle is about a snakes and ladders-style game. Plus, puzzle #26 solution and the quick quiz
Cryptic crossword #17: Rusts when ironed? (5)
23 October 2019
Try your hand at this week’s cryptic crossword, set by Sparticle. Plus, answers to quick crossword #43
Beating cancer: How viruses are being used to infect and kill tumours
23 October 2019
We’ve long known that viruses can target cancers in our bodies. Now, thanks to gene editing, we’re using them as tumour search and destroy agents – and getting our immune systems to join the fight too
Brexit ideas of UK food self-sufficiency are just pipe dreams
23 October 2019
In principle, it is a great idea for the UK to grow more of its food – but simple matters of geography, climate and population mean it is a no-go, says James Wong
