Quick crossword #46: The use of labour-saving devices (10)
28 November 2019
Challenge your brain by solving New Scientist's weekly crosswords on your mobile, tablet or desktop
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This week’s new questions
27 November 2019
Does red sky at night really mean the next day’s weather will be fine, and what’s the difference between shampoo and shower gel?
Strangers in dreams: are they real people or inventions?
27 November 2019
Readers respond with their widely varying experiences of dreams and strangers, plus some analysis of why unfamiliar faces might appear
Can you make a screen adjust for those who are short-sighted?
27 November 2019
It would be great not to have to put on glasses to view the TV, so is it possible to adjust the screen to do this? Readers respond
Need a digital detox? Then why not make a paper copy of your phone
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How to beat the modern world by printing out your smartphone, plus coked-up hogs and Russian spy whales in Feedback’s weekly round-up from the world of weird
New Scientist puzzle #32: Rearranging books
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Work out the smallest number of moves needed to put 10 books back in order. Plus, the quick quiz and answers to puzzle #31
Seize your chance to spot Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet
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Mercury is so tiny and close to the sun it can be tricky to see. But now it’s at its greatest “angular separation” – so grab your binoculars and train them on the east
See the exquisite inner world of the gemstone crazy lace agate
27 November 2019
This beautiful image peers inside the colourful and intricate world of the gemstone crazy lace agate by painstakingly piecing together some 25,000 exposures
'I like a challenge': CERN physicist on the draw of weird antimatter
27 November 2019
CERN physicist Jeffrey Hangst spends his days making antimatter. He explains why the world is safe in his hands – and why he plays in a band called Diracula
The Bhopal disaster 35 years on: Why the full truth remains unknown
27 November 2019
On the night of 2 December 1984, a chemical leak from a pesticides plant killed thousands in the Indian city of Bhopal – but no one has really been called to account
