Let it go: How does an earworm get in and how do you get it out?

8 April 2020

Why do tunes sometimes stick in our heads for days on end, and more importantly, how do you banish them? Useful insights from many readers

The FBI’s new fitness app may be better for it than you

8 April 2020

Strange press releases, plus getting fit with the FBI and James Blunt speaks but doesn’t sing in Feedback’s weekly weird round-up

New Scientist puzzle #54: Pyramid of possibilities

8 April 2020

The people of Aztekia have a numbered ziggurat. Can you work out the numbers? Plus solution to puzzle #53

Seitan: How to turn flour into meat-free 'chicken' nuggets

8 April 2020

All you need to make satisfying plant-based protein is flour and water. Seitan, or wheat gluten, takes a little effort to produce, but the results are worth is, says Sam Wong

Little green invaders: how parakeets conquered the world

8 April 2020

Move over Martians, Earth has already been invaded by little green aliens, but how did parakeets become one of the most successful invasive species ever?

Fever can help the immune system, so what should we do if we have one?

8 April 2020

Fever is a pain, quite literally, but new evidence hints at its purpose. Here’s what you need to know

Tom Gauld's fantastic new collection of funny science cartoons

8 April 2020

Tom Gauld’s science cartoons appear weekly in New Scientist. He explains how he gets his ideas as his latest collection, Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, hits the shelves

It's 30 years since the Hubble Space Telescope launched into orbit

8 April 2020

The Hubble Space Telescope didn't work properly when it first launched, but has since produced some of the most iconic images of the universe

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8 April 2020

My grandmother's experiments on gulls

8 April 2020