27 February 2020
Christopher Medina-Kirchner used to be a drug dealer. Now he is a researcher looking at their effects, and says society's views on drugs and addiction need updating
27 February 2020
Challenge your brain by solving New Scientist's weekly crosswords on your mobile, tablet or desktop
26 February 2020
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
26 February 2020
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
26 February 2020
Why is it easy to walk along a narrow plank when there’s no drop, but not if there's a 100-metre drop, and do people with larger ears have better hearing? Send us your thoughts
26 February 2020
When delivering negative feedback, is it better to give a compliment first and follow with the bad news, or vice versa? Readers respond with some fascinating insights
26 February 2020
PETA’s cryptic headlines, plus having a street party in Brussels and children’s spacesuits, in Feedback’s weekly weird round-up
26 February 2020
The traffic lights are green for 10 seconds. Should you cycle faster to get through or slow down? Plus answers to puzzle #47
26 February 2020
Encouraging the growth of benign bacteria is a tasty way to preserve vegetables, such as with this easy kimchi recipe, says Sam Wong
26 February 2020
“Sleep-learning,” we observed half a century ago “is big business in the Soviet Union.” A slew of studies, experiments and trials from behind the Iron Curtain showed an enthusiasm for pumping information, such as lists of foreign words, into people whilst...
