Cryptic crossword #24: This year, plan to get good eyesight (6,6,6)
6 February 2020
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Same-sex attraction isn't an evolutionary paradox - here's why
5 February 2020
Our explanations for how same-sex attraction evolved are wrong – it's the spectrum of sexuality that is important, says Andrew Barron
Coronavirus: Why infections from animals are such a deadly problem
5 February 2020
The Wuhan coronavirus is the latest example of an infection that jumped from animals into humans – and when infections do this, they can be particularly deadly
Hundreds of millions of locusts are forming swarms bigger than cities
5 February 2020
The worst invasion by desert locusts in decades has hit Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. The swarms are destroying crops and could cost millions of dollars to contain
Net zero goals are galvanising action on climate change at long last
5 February 2020
More countries are setting targets to reach net zero carbon emissions. Though it has its problems, this approach shows promising signs of sparking serious action, writes Graham Lawton
From alcohol to ketamine, what's the truth about recreational drugs?
5 February 2020
Psychologist Suzi Gage is on a mission to uncover the truth and bust misconceptions about the drugs people take, and in the process find out the science behind them
Stockbrokers take on cows in a battle of investment strategy
5 February 2020
Can one man (and his computer) solve all of our Enigma puzzles, plus cows versus stockbrockers in a battle of investment strategy in Feedback’s weekly weird round-up
New Scientist puzzle #45: Beetles on a clothes line
5 February 2020
Peg beetles always walk at 1 metre per minute, and when they meet, they reverse direction. Which will fall off a washing line last? Plus solution to puzzle #44
How tempering chocolate hacks its crystalline structure
5 February 2020
Here's how to use chocolate's crystalline structure to your advantage to make delicious tempered chocolate
Spiders think with their webs, challenging our ideas of intelligence
5 February 2020
With the help of their webs, spiders are capable of foresight, planning, learning and other smarts that indicate they may possess consciousness
