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Cryptic crossword #87: Magnesium sulphate cures male spots (5,4)

7 July 2022

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

NFT fans fall for Snoop Dogg impersonator

6 July 2022

Feedback investigates how celebrity impersonator Doop Snogg fooled an NFT conference in New York, while also looking into Amazon’s new technology enabling users to recreate the voice of a lost loved one

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How to make the best cup of cold-brew coffee

6 July 2022

Cold-brew coffee is on the rise. Enthusiasts say it has a smoother, less acidic taste and new research backs this up, finds Sam Wong, who takes his with ice and milk

The James Webb Space Telescope heralds a new era for astronomy

6 July 2022

We are about to get our hands on the first observations from the world’s most powerful space telescope - and it’s a moment to savour

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This week’s new questions

6 July 2022

What is the reason the highest mountains in each of the five countries of the British Isles are all within about 10 miles of the coast? And what stops us from processing weeds into tasty and edible food?

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Guy Bell/Shutterstock (9842294ad) Thursday night - a Late-night Concert at the Chiesa di Ognissanti with Soloists: Erica Piccotti (pictured), cello and Itamar Golan (pictured), piano - The New Generation Festival 2018 is inspired by the first ever Corsini festival of 1680. Over 300 years later, the Palazzo Corsini and Gardens welcome you to this year's Renaissance Masque featuring opera, theatre and music to rival the greatest carnivals of the Renaissance. The New Generation Festival, Palazzo Corsini, Florence, Italy - 30 Aug 2018 Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major, and his Symphony No. 5 with soloist - Charlie Siem, followed by a Late-night Concert at the Chiesa di Ognissanti with Soloists: Erica Piccotti, cello; Charlie Siem, violin; Itamar Golan, piano - The New Generation Festival 2018 is inspired by the first ever Corsini festival of 1680. Over 300 years later, the Palazzo Corsini and Gardens welcome you to this year's Renaissance Masque featuring opera, theatre and music to rival the greatest carnivals of the Renaissance.

Why does music evoke emotions, even if it doesn’t have lyrics? part 2

6 July 2022

Our readers continue the debate about how the sounds of music might stir up emotions - or not

Common frog (Rana temporaria) leaping into a pond, controlled conditions, UK.

If frogs return to breed where they hatched, how do they spread?

6 July 2022

It turns out that frogs are not as faithful to their home pond as we once thought

What shape would a candle’s flame be in zero gravity?

6 July 2022

A flame in low gravity either wouldn’t exist or would be spherical, according to our readers. And it would be a different colour to flames on Earth too

Puzzle #175: Can you help Ms Gale assign roles for her “mathemusical”?

6 July 2022

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David Earl stars as Brian in director Jim Archer's BRIAN AND CHARLES, a Focus Features release. Courtesy of Will Davie / Focus Features

Brian and Charles review: Can robots transform us, asks fantasy film

6 July 2022

A gentle fantasy about a lonely inventor called Brian, whose world changes completely when a robot he creates comes to life, makes a serious point about the possibilities of personal robots, finds Simon Ings