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This week's magazine

17 December 2016

Issue 3104

New Scientist issue 3104 cover

On the cover



Table of contents

Leaders


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Life

Longer ‘penis’ drives evolution of bigger brains in female fish

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Life

Brain cell transplant helps fearful mice overcome anxiety

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Life

T. rex cousin’s 99-million-year old tail feathers found in amber

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Technology

Posture could explain why women get more VR sickness than men

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Space

Fresh look at old data shows the sun is surprisingly sluggish

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Technology

Machine learning lets computer create melodies to fit any lyrics

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Life

Monkeys should be able to talk just like us – so why don't they?

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Health

Exclusive: Mexico clinic plans 20 'three-parent' babies in 2017

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Life

Rare Arabian leopards forced out by frankincense harvesters

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Life

First evidence that wild mammals benefit from bigger brains

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Space

First exoplanet weather report shows clouds of ruby and sapphire

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Environment

The 12 biggest and best science stories of 2016

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Health

Viruses may have evolved to hit men hard but go easy on women

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One Per Cent

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Technology

DeepMind's AI wants to beat us at video game StarCraft next

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Earth

People prepare to fight their governments on climate change

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Health

Antibiotic resistance will hit a terrible tipping point in 2017

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Space

LIGO should more than double its gravitational wave haul in 2017

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Technology

We will soon be able to read minds and share our thoughts

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Health

First babies from menopausal mothers' own eggs may be born soon

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Space

Cassini's grand finale will see orbiter plunge into Saturn

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Life

End of species extinctions is in sight as we bring animals back

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Technology

Augmented reality set to overtake VR as new apps go live

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Health

Gene editing starts to save lives as human trials get under way

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Health

Antibacterial products may help bacteria beat antibiotics

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Technology

Vapers experimenting with illegal drugs bought on the dark web

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