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Wuhan’s covid-19 crisis: Intensive care doctors share their stories

Wuhan’s covid-19 crisis: Intensive care doctors share their stories

15 April 2020

Three doctors reveal what it was like at the heart of Hubei province’s coronavirus crisis, as the epidemic peaked in Wuhan and spread elsewhere


New cases of Ebola emerge in Democratic Republic of the Congo

New cases of Ebola emerge in Democratic Republic of the Congo

15 April 2020

As cities begin to lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, three new cases of Ebola have been detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo


It's time to give the pedometer a break and embrace lifting weights

It's time to give the pedometer a break and embrace lifting weights

15 April 2020

The incredible benefits of strength training are only just becoming apparent. That's good timing, when working out indoors is beneficial to everyone's health


Can you really grow enough fruit and veg to be self-sufficient?

Can you really grow enough fruit and veg to be self-sufficient?

15 April 2020

There's been a surge in people wanting to grow fruit and vegetables, but the path to self-sufficiency isn't as easy as some may have you think, writes James Wong


My patient's marriage was saved by a brain injury

My patient's marriage was saved by a brain injury

15 April 2020

Our brains influence all aspects of our lives, including our sexual desires. This means brain injuries can have some surprising effects, says Amee Baird


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The worst April fools’ papers of 2020

15 April 2020

Making jokes on academic websites, plus a cautionary tale of experimenting with magnets in Feedback’s weird weekly round-up


New Scientist puzzle #55: Ton up

New Scientist puzzle #55: Ton up

15 April 2020

Try our brain-teaser based on the number 100. Can you divide it into four parts in a way that makes a pattern? Plus, the solution to puzzle #54


Baking without eggs: How to use aquafaba to make meringues

Baking without eggs: How to use aquafaba to make meringues

15 April 2020

You don't need eggs to make meringues, pancakes and a host of other baked goods. If you know the science behind it, there are ingredients such as aquafaba that can do the same job


The extraordinary deep-sea lifeforms that feast on sunken carcasses

The extraordinary deep-sea lifeforms that feast on sunken carcasses

15 April 2020

An alligator carcass dropped in the deep ocean reveals the bizarre ecosystems of the seabed - including zombie worms that fed on prehistoric reptiles


Life's other mystery: Why biology's building blocks are so lop-sided

Life's other mystery: Why biology's building blocks are so lop-sided

15 April 2020

Most molecules exist in mirror-image forms, and yet life prefers one over the other. How this bias began and why it persisted is one of the most baffling questions in biology – but now we have an answer


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