Cryptic crossword #22: Head of school to discuss STEM (5)
9 January 2020
Challenge your brain by solving New Scientist's weekly crosswords on your mobile, tablet or desktop
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The US election isn't the only reason 2020 is huge for the planet
8 January 2020
The US election 2020 is one of three crucial events this year that will establish long-term global action on climate change and biodiversity, writes Graham Lawton
Embracing flat Earth science denialism can help us overcome it
8 January 2020
Our positive experiences with flat Earthers show how we can combat science denialism by embracing it, not spurning it, say David Westmoreland and Connor McCormick
Why fun is so important and how we benefit from play
8 January 2020
How do you get to be a professor of play? Paul Ramchandani on fun, why playing is good for people of all ages and what games he plays with his kids
Is Google dooming animals to search engine extinction?
8 January 2020
Why the animal kingdom urgently needs SEO training, plus turkey-powered electric vehicles and stiff upper foreheads in Feedback’s weekly weird round-up
New Scientist puzzle #41: Hen party dorm
8 January 2020
Ten friends have rented a dorm room, but things get confused when they return after the party. Can you help? Plus, the quick quiz and answers to puzzle #40
How to make halloumi and ricotta cheese using ancient biotechnology
8 January 2020
It's easier than you think to make cheese, and you can even make two types from one batch of milk, says Sam Wong in our series on the science of cooking
Planting a trillion trees really can help us fight climate change
8 January 2020
A trillion new trees isn’t the only climate solution, but it is the cheapest and it would make a huge difference if we do it right, says ecologist Tom Crowther
The zombie world of viruses could hold the key to evolution itself
8 January 2020
Notorious for making us sick, viruses are weird, undead organisms – but new insights are revealing they may have created life's glorious complexity in the first place
William Gibson's Agency drops time-travel paradoxes for big questions
8 January 2020
William Gibson's Agency is part of a new batch of sci-fi that adds intriguing ethical wrinkles to the classic time-travel genre, says columnist Sally Adee
