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Quick crossword #96: Mechanical model of the solar system (6)

18 November 2021

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

Twisteddoodles: The fateful switch that cursed Frankenstein

17 November 2021

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

Tom Gauld reveals that for science jokes, audience is everything

17 November 2021

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon

An emotionally gruelling fortnight for those pushing for change

17 November 2021

For a fortnight in Glasgow, sleep-deprived negotiators and impassioned activists sought to secure action that will help people already facing the severe impacts of climate change

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The many twists and turns that led to a new climate pact at COP26

17 November 2021

The ups, downs, sleepless nights and shock developments that played out before a final agreement could be reached at the COP26 summit

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New Scientist is 65 years old and our mission remains the same as ever

17 November 2021

The desire to make exciting scientific news easy to understand spurred the foundation of New Scientist. That motivation is as strong today as it ever was

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Why do we grieve? The surprising origin of the feeling of loss

17 November 2021

The debilitating pain we sometimes feel at the loss of those we love is an evolutionary mystery. It could all come down to what happens in our childhoods

Fair COP? A hodgepodge of strange goings-on at the big climate summit

17 November 2021

Net-zero elephants, negotiation by withering riposte, plus polar bears in Tuvalu and a BUFFET of inscrutable acronyms, all in Feedback’s sideways dispatch from COP26

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An inside look at oysters – and how to enjoy them safely

17 November 2021

The humble oyster inspires passion in many, fear in some. Sam Wong explores their biology, weighs up their risks and offers a scientifically sensational combo meal

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Why are we good and evil? A single quality may be at the root of it

17 November 2021

The human capacity for both good and evil has long mystified philosophers. Evolutionary biology suggests they are both offshoots of one of our oddest character traits