New Scientist - USA (2020-10-24)

CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL

WHAT’S YOUR

COVID-19 RISK?

THE HERD

IMMUNITY

MYTH

CIRCUIT

BREAKERS

A scientific guide to navigating

a new world of uncertainty

Why ‘let it rip’

arguments are

fundamentally flawed

Do short, sharp

lockdowns work?

FIRST ROOM-TEMPERATURE

SUPERCONDUCTOR

DID CLIMATE CHANGE KILL

THE NEANDERTHALS?

TRUMP’S SCIENCE LEGACY

THE MYSTERY

OF BALL LIGHTNING

SNAKE TRIES TO

EAT WOMAN

PLUS COULD

TREATMENTS MAKE

THE VIRUS EVOLVE?

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