New Scientist - Current Issue Articles

1. Tom Gauld: Do you have a spare minute, professor?
   Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
2. Why exercising outdoors is better for your health
   Numerous studies have found that exercising outside has a slight edge on boosting both our physical and mental health, even when the conditions outside are less than ideal
3. Twisteddoodles: science, but gossipy
   This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
4. See Mount Etna's latest lava flow glow on the snow-covered volcano
   A river of lava flowing for around 3 kilometres down the volcano has been imaged by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites
5. BrainTwister #61: Mark to mark
   Can you solve this week’s logic puzzle? Plus our quick quiz and the answer to last week’s problem
6. New Scientist recommends 13 Ways of Looking at AI, Art & Music
   The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
7. In millions of years, what could a future civilisation learn about us?
   Millions of years after humans vanish, fossil clues showing how we lived and dominated the planet may confuse future civilisations, says a new book by Sarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz
8. Robot Iris turns out to be a straw man in horror-comedy Companion
   Starring Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher, this film sets out to deconstruct men's objectification of women, and asks good questions about why we want robots at all. Shame about the logical hole at its centre
9. Riveting case studies reveal how neurology shapes who we are
   A terrifying but fascinating book, Our Brains, Our Selves by Masud Husain shows how our identities hang by slender neurological threads
10. Jack the Ripper and the case of the missing DNA evidence
    In Feedback's true crime exclusive, we look into calls for a fresh inquest into the murder of Catherine Eddowes in the 19th century – and discover that a rather crucial part of the puzzle may be missing