New Scientist 28Mar2020

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This week's issue


On the
cover

44 Aalet,aur Immune age
Haw getting older makes YoU
more prone to infections-
and what~u can do about it

34 1nsldequarmnmUapg
Have we flnally seen reality
In the making'?

News


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Meet the mammal that thrives
atop a Mars-like volcano

14 0ur lntll'tWlned story
Dillerse genetic analysis
reveals our hidden history

16 SWeetwwllon
OUrguts mav be able to
distinguish between sugar
and low-calorie sweeteners

Views


23 C".olNnlllt
Coronavlrus policies must
account for factors other than
just science, says David Adam

24 Th• columnist
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
on the Hubble constant

36 Leffals
The effects of the pandemic
across the social gradient

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Meet the sea creature named
in the fi\tlt againStplastic

30 0.lhn
Evolutlon's bones lald bare

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10 How the virus transmits
9 attlclsm of UKs1rategy
I Most promising treatments
10 Questions arol.lld lrmoonlty
20 Whvthe US is so wlnerable

12 World's hi~est mammal 15 Ancient Roman lapdog
51 Perfect pastry 16 Mystery penguin sounds 14 Tiny l'T'leteorite

7 Coranavlral crowds Many have been diSregarding social
distancing advice, but a fifth of the wOl1d Is now on lockdown

34 Peatures


"The idea that quantum


measurement involves


an almost magical


trcmsformation is dead"


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Rewriting the epic story of
our species' ancient origins

Features


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Solving the mysteiy of how
reality gets made

40 Mlndlhipapps
Haw well can new technology
help us manage our personal
relationships'?

44 Chlnlevacslmm ... age
Keeping ~immune system
ygung could be more important
thanewr

The bock pages


51 Sdenmolmaldng
Become a pastrywhizz

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Quick C1'0SSWIJfd, a change
challenge and the quiz

9 Feedbadc
Odd sodal distancing tips and the
rise of the bidet: the week i'I weln:I

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Sleep trad<ers and the seat
of wisdom: readels respond

56 TheQM
John Troyer on technology
and dead bodies

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