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Quick crossword #114: Soft covering of an undeveloped antler (6)

11 August 2022

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


Egyptian mummy’s head discovered in Kent attic

Egyptian mummy’s head discovered in Kent attic

10 August 2022

Feedback explores an unexpected finding in Kent, while also looking into a Danish team’s experiments with jellyfish and the psychology of waiting around


The core of the Milky Way in Sagittarius low in the south over the Frenchman River valley at Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan.

How to spot the group of stars known as the Teapot

10 August 2022

Look out for the Teapot, a group of stars that looks as if it has the steam of the Milky Way coming out of its spout


2JHKK31 Manchester, UK. 19th July, 2022. Aerial photo taken on July 19, 2022 shows the partially empty Woodhead Reservoir near Manchester, Britain. A recent report by the European Commission's Joint Research Center showed that almost half of the European Union's (EU) territory and Britain are at risk of drought in July. Drought conditions and water scarcity are affecting energy production and reducing crop yield. Credit: Jon Super/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

Climate change will intensify UK droughts so we must take action now

10 August 2022

It is time that rainy nations like the UK got serious about conserving water in a warming world – and that means making behaviour changes, not just relying on technological fixes


Millimetre-wave beams could give us access to deep geothermal energy

Millimetre-wave beams could give us access to deep geothermal energy

10 August 2022

Optimised for fusion research, millimetre-wave beam technology could be adapted to access the heat that lies several kilometres below Earth's surface, says Eugene Linden


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This week’s new questions

10 August 2022

Why do I see two extra colours beneath the violet when I look at a rainbow? And why do people open their mouths when they put on mascara?


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What would be the best way to fossilise my body after I die?

10 August 2022

Our readers debated the best place to fossilise yourself - including in space- and whether a gold memorial plate would survive the process too


Hand of man inserting a power cord into an electric car for charging ecofriendly vehicle on green landscape

Does my electric vehicle weigh more after I have charged it?

10 August 2022

An electric car might weigh a bit more after charging, but not all our readers agree


Puzzle #180: Can you help me remember my PIN number?

Puzzle #180: Can you help me remember my PIN number?

10 August 2022

Can you solve this week’s arithmetical puzzle, Neat as a PIN? Plus the answer to puzzle #179 Set by Howard Williams


Five Days at Memorial review: The hospital hit by Hurricane Katrina

Five Days at Memorial review: The hospital hit by Hurricane Katrina

10 August 2022

Based on the book by journalist Sheri Fink, this TV mini-series dramatises the shocking stories of health workers and patients whose lives are changed forever as Hurricane Katrina overwhelms a US hospital in 2005, finds Bethan Ackerley


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