New Scientist - Current Issue Articles

1. Tom Gauld on a new version of the Large Hadron Collider
   Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
2. Twisteddoodles on chemical ions
   This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
3. A note from the executive editor on New Scientist Live
   There's just over a month to go before the world's greatest festival of ideas and discoveries, so grab your tickets now, says Timothy Revell
4. BrainTwister #36: Prime generators
   Can you solve this week’s logic puzzle? Plus our quick quiz and the answer to last week’s problem
5. Does this title say it all? "Penile injuries from vacuum cleaners"
   Feedback is delighted to receive a response, however excruciating, from a junior doctor to the call for papers in which The Title Tells You Everything You Need to Know
6. Get ready to spot comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS next month
   Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, is expected to grace our skies from mid-October. Abigail Beall is hoping for a dazzling display
7. Nexus review: Yuval Noah Harari is out of his depth in his new book
   The author of Sapiens has turned his attention to the information networks that shape our societies, but when you stop and think about what he's saying, it's obvious
8. We need transparency from the companies disseminating misinformation
   As misinformation about the upcoming US elections rockets across social media, creating chaos, companies need to be honest about where this content is coming from, says Annalee Newitz
9. Media portrayals peddle a dangerous fiction about substance misuse
   Narratives around addiction often reduce it to a series of poor choices, lack of values and weakness. This has real-world consequences, warns Anna Wolfe
10. Two new books explore how UFOs captured the world’s imagination
    Greg Eghigian's After the Flying Saucers Came and Luis Elizondo's Imminent both show how our fascination with UFOs goes beyond simple curiosity