Cryptic crossword #65: Models and plays about Jupiter's moon (8)
2 September 2021
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An incredible slime mould, a touching depiction of lockdown life and a kestrel family portrait win top prizes at the New Scientist Photography Awards 2021. Now you can help decide the overall winner in the public vote
The truth about a truth study that was untruthful
1 September 2021
Researching honesty, plus a handy device for forecasting the weather and Unusual Alternative Measurement Units, in Feedback’s weird weekly round-up
This week’s new questions
1 September 2021
Do frogs notice when it is raining? And what is the most environmentally friendly way to deal with our bodies after death?
If sitting cross-legged is unhealthy, why is it so comfortable? Part 2
1 September 2021
Unravelling the confusion between sitting with legs crossed and cross-legged
How does water become stale?
1 September 2021
What becoming stale seems to depend on who is drinking it and perhaps even on its electrical conductivity
What would Earth be like if life had never existed?
1 September 2021
Without life, our planet would be a hostile and alien place – and possibly even a nondescript brown colour
Puzzle #129: Where is the treasure and how do you know?
1 September 2021
Can you solve this week’s fiendish puzzle Dungeons & Diagrams? Plus the answer to puzzle #128
Now is the perfect time to spot Neptune and Uranus
1 September 2021
It will soon be a good time to spot Neptune and Uranus, thanks to opportune positions in their orbits, says Abigail Beall
Tom Gauld on a very cautious scientist
1 September 2021
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
