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Cryptic crossword #36: Moon has sci-fi film about it (6)

Cryptic crossword #36: Moon has sci-fi film about it (6)

23 July 2020

Challenge your brain by solving New Scientist's weekly crosswords on your mobile, tablet or desktop


This week's new questions

This week's new questions

22 July 2020

How tight are the lids on food jars supposed to be, and what happens when dark matter falls into a black hole? Send us your thoughts


Are longer bicycles more efficient?

Are longer bicycles more efficient?

22 July 2020

If tandems are more efficient than regular bikes, does this trend go on forever? Our readers respond


Is there a maximum tree width?

Is there a maximum tree width?

22 July 2020

If the height of a tree is limited, what about its width? Readers give their thoughts


Keep your distance from cassowaries – and not just because of covid-19

Keep your distance from cassowaries – and not just because of covid-19

22 July 2020

Yet more unusual measurements for social distancing, plus increasingly large telescopes and the church of New Scientist in our weekly weird round-up


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Puzzle #69: How much of this flag is blue?

22 July 2020

Can you solve this week’s fiendish puzzle Cutting the Flag? Plus the answer to puzzle #68


Stunning night sky pictures shortlisted for astronomy photo prize

Stunning night sky pictures shortlisted for astronomy photo prize

22 July 2020

Images of the night sky taken from an Australian cave and a desert in Jordan are among the shortlisted entries for the 2020 Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year


Tom Gauld on the intricacies of working from home

Tom Gauld on the intricacies of working from home

22 July 2020

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon


Twisteddoodles gets to grips with automated crisis prediction

Twisteddoodles gets to grips with automated crisis prediction

22 July 2020

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles


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