Life16 November 2016
Hacker, the humpback whale who got tangled in an internet cable
Luckily for the whale, its plight was spotted by a wildlife photographer who helped raise the alarm – and then took this amazing shot
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16 November 2016
Feedback: Oxygen in a can offers customers a peppermint puff
Plus lessons in project management from Meat Loaf, searching for the lost sea of the Himalayas, IKEA website under assembly, Newton's mortal enemy, and more
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Life17 November 2016
Masquerading spider looks like living and dead leaves at once
An unusual spider has accomplished “the ultimate leaf masquerade”, impersonating both living and dead leaves – hedging its bets on camouflage
Health | Physics16 November 2016
Old Scientist: Happily upholding ideals since issue number 1
As New Scientist celebrates its 60th anniversary, a look back at stories in our past November issues reveals our fondness for clean energy and lots of coffee
Earth9 November 2016
Dark waves tower during violent storm on Lake Erie
When the conditions are just right on the lake, a seiche – or standing wave – can occur. One photographer was there to capture it at its peak
9 November 2016
Feedback: Place a call for help from the defibrillating phonebox
Plus: stinky solution to bicycle theft, the worrying side effect love has on your brain, robot truckers deliver disappointment, sperm bank on ice, and more
Health | Technology2 November 2016
See inside a condom factory and what it takes to keep sex safe
It starts with wood and ends in foil packets – what happens in between? Some condoms take a pounding without even leaving the factory to test their durability
2 November 2016
Feedback: ‘Why don’t you like cheese?’ ask French scientists
Plus environment minister brews a Brexit plan, tweets from beyond the grave, ExoMars is a big hit, getting salty over condiments, single sock sale, and more
Earth26 October 2016
Space view makes for an eerie sight of the Colorado river
This impressive patchwork of Glen Canyon, 500 kilometres north-east of the Grand Canyon, was stitched together from shots taken by an ISS astronaut
26 October 2016
Feedback: The many scientific titles of Nobel winner Bob Dylan
Plus Treason Act update demands less imagination, the quantum-entangled hologram that is you, clowns in hospital gowns, and more
19 October 2016
Feedback: Noel Edmonds to launch radio station for your pets
Plus the surprising reason why dinosaurs got so big, Pokémon Go enters the medical literature, dessertification calls attention to climate change, and more
Life18 October 2016
Dizzying view of orangutan hunting for figs wins photo prize
Tim Laman, named this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year, used ropes and GoPro cameras to take a shot of an endangered ape climbing a tall tree for food
Life12 October 2016
The deer whose antlers spanned three-and-a-half metres
Glimpsing the impressive horns of the now-extinct Irish elk has inspired artists, from cave painters to modern photographers, for thousands of years
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