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Holiday long reads
The best of New Scientist's festive long reads, all in one place. Find out how neuroscience can help you choose the perfect children’s toy, learn about the surprising maths that explains why coincidences happen so often, and discover the bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity. Read on for these and many more intriguing stories.
Physics
The wild physics that could actually be used to build a time machine
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Society
From enshittocene to virome, science and technology's words of 2024
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Environment
The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity
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Health
The scientists on a mission to catch farts for the good of our health
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Mind
How neuroscience can help you find the perfect children's toy
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Chemistry
The scientific secrets to baking the perfect holiday gingerbread
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Humans
Survival of the wittiest: Could wordplay have boosted human evolution?
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Mind
Can you and your family solve these mind-bending scientific riddles?
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Life
Pigeons are misunderstood: These little-known facts will prove why
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Life
The amazing talents of pigeons – and why we should learn to love them
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Mind
She's obsessed with chicken! The tests revealing my dog's inner life
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