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Cryptic crossword #51: Rodent's illness overcome by computer (6)

Cryptic crossword #51: Rodent's illness overcome by computer (6)

18 February 2021

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


Tom Gauld on the best clickbait in the galaxy

Tom Gauld on the best clickbait in the galaxy

17 February 2021

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon


Twisteddoodles is asked about the Krebs cycle

Twisteddoodles is asked about the Krebs cycle

17 February 2021

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles


The weirdest ways to measure a shop’s recycling efforts

The weirdest ways to measure a shop’s recycling efforts

17 February 2021

A sea turtle’s worth of cardboard, plus an extremely unlikely virus and algorithm malfunctions, in Feedback’s weird weekly round-up


How to find astronomy’s handiest reference point – the ecliptic

How to find astronomy’s handiest reference point – the ecliptic

17 February 2021

Want an easy way to locate the planets or find out where an eclipse is likely to happen? Use the ecliptic, says Abigail Beall


This week’s new questions

This week’s new questions

17 February 2021

Light is electromagnetic radiation, so why can’t a sunbeam be bent by a magnet? And how do some animals recognise their young while others don’t?


Why do we groan or say ‘ohoo’ when we sit or stand up? (continued)

Why do we groan or say ‘ohoo’ when we sit or stand up? (continued)

17 February 2021

Farts and emotional release – readers share more of their throughts about the noises some people make when they undertake a physical action


In fizzy drinks, why do only larger bubbles oscillate as they rise?

In fizzy drinks, why do only larger bubbles oscillate as they rise?

17 February 2021

The puzzle of the zigzag path of larger rising bubbles has vexxed people since the time of Leonardo da Vinci. This is the reason why


Why do wet dogs like to shake themselves dry beside people?

Why do wet dogs like to shake themselves dry beside people?

17 February 2021

Do dogs shake water on you because they love you too much or want to get back at you – or are we just imagining things? Readers respond


Puzzle #101: Can you work out the area of the red triangle?

Puzzle #101: Can you work out the area of the red triangle?

17 February 2021

Can you solve this week’s tricky puzzle Red triangle? Plus the answer to puzzle #100


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