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New Scientist 2012 holiday quiz

51¶¯Âþ 2012 holiday quiz

Anatomical incongruities, why men are like fruit flies, a boson by any other name, and much more in our end-of-year quiz

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Are there really 50 Eskimo words for snow?

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Are there really 50 Eskimo words for snow?

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Gastrophysics: A network theory recipe book

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Gastrophysics: A network theory recipe book

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Roll up, roll up…

Roll up, roll up…

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Three gods: The hardest logic puzzle ever

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Three gods: The hardest logic puzzle ever

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Marvellous mistletoe: Giving forests the kiss of life

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Marvellous mistletoe: Giving forests the kiss of life

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Dangerous liaisons: Fatal animal attractions

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Dangerous liaisons: Fatal animal attractions

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Warning, speedsters: you can't fool quantum radar

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Warning, speedsters: you can't fool quantum radar

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Neutron science: Neutrons at work

Neutron science: Neutrons at work

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Flowing lithium atoms form accidental transistor

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Flowing lithium atoms form accidental transistor

A transistor that controls the flow of atoms, rather than electrons, could be used as a model to probe the mysterious electrical property of superconductivity

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Neutron science: Give us more neutrons

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Neutron science: How it began

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Neutron science: Cosmic secrets

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Half-life strife: Seasons change in the atom's heart

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