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Quick crossword #112: Projection at the back of the soft palate (5)

14 July 2022

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

This week’s new questions

13 July 2022

What determines fingerprints? And what is the best angle to aim a hosepipe to maximise the distance travelled by the water?

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Could dinosaurs have developed human-like abstract intelligence?

13 July 2022

One reader argues that dinosaurs did (sort of) develop sophisticated intelligence skills - but another argues that the odds for this are extremely long

Puzzle #176: When did the ant stop walking around the clock?

13 July 2022

set by Howard Williams

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Now is the best time to see Pluto, our beloved dwarf planet

13 July 2022

Track down a telescope and pray for dark skies, as a chance to see Pluto is coming up, says Abigail Beall

Jurassic World Dominion's dinosaur trafficking isn't far from reality

13 July 2022

The movie franchise's conclusion features black market dinosaur trading. Although it is fictional, this storyline rings alarmingly true for birds, the direct descendants of dinosaurs, warns Raj Tawney

Why spending time near water gives us a powerful mental health boost

13 July 2022

We have long known that connecting with nature in green spaces is great for our mental health. Now fresh research is showing that time near water – by the coast, rivers and even fountains in the park – is even more restorative