Quick crossword #122: Jupiter probe launched in 1989: (7)
1 December 2022
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30 November 2022
What caused this strange pattern in frozen water (pictured)? And what is the most efficient way to load passengers into an aircraft?
Is it theoretically possible for our memory to become full?
30 November 2022
Our readers argue that there is no limit to the memories that our brain can store, except for one, who is convinced that his memory bank is full
If the house always wins, how do professional gamblers make a living?
30 November 2022
Our readers outline the successful formulas to beat the betting odds
Puzzle #196: Can you work out which trainer’s horse came first?
30 November 2022
Can you solve this week’s arithmetical puzzle, Champion trainer? Plus the answer to puzzle #195
Growing off-world diversity is making space for everyone
30 November 2022
With more groups and organisations exploring space than ever before, we will all benefit from a diverse range of people and views in low Earth orbit and beyond
How to see Mars disappear behind the moon this December
30 November 2022
A rare lunar occultation of Mars will be visible from parts of the world this month. Abigail Beall explains how to spot it
Down to Earth with Zac Efron review: Eco-doc series makes green sexy
30 November 2022
Down Under, season two of Zac Efron's Down to Earth series, pulls off the trick he was after in the first season - making the pursuit of a greener, fairer world more desirable, finds Bethan Ackerley
COP27 saw progress on climate reparations, but more action is needed
30 November 2022
The developments at COP27 resulted in a historic agreement to set up a loss and damage fund, but voices from the Global South must remain loud and united long after the climate summit, says Zareen Zahid Qureshi
Long-haul flights: bad for the planet, necessary for global research
30 November 2022
A life-changing visit to a research project in Uganda on banded mongooses has shown me how international collaboration, and travel, is vital for conservation where biodiversity still exists, says Graham Lawton
