New Scientist - USA (2019-10-12)

12 October 2019 | New Scientist | 1

On the

cover

38 Black holes from

the big bang

They hold the key to existence.

But where are they?

10 This way to

the underworld

Astonishing ancient guide

to the afterlife found

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Features

6 Interstellar visitor

We could send a probe to

comet Borisov in 2030

7 The secret to a long life

Genes that provide resilience

to stress could help longevity

12 Predicting psychology

Common sense is all that’s

needed to tell if findings in

psychology will stand up

21 Comment

Historian David Cannadine

sees the future from the past

22 The columnist

Graham Lawton on the

problem with eco-anxiety

26 Letters

Combining bad algorithms

will lead to injustice

28 Aperture

The beautiful puddles left

behind by mining machinery

30 Culture

Photo exhibition reveals

how prejudice taints AI

51 Stargazing from home

See the moon’s history

52 Puzzles

A tectonic crossword, animal

quiz and car crash puzzle

53 Feedback

Heartbreaking sushi and buying

limbs: the week in weird

54 Almost the last word

The end of dinosaurs and

washing fruit: readers respond

56 The Q&A

Maggie Aderin-Pocock on the

wonders of space

34 Fantastic beasts

The animals with survival

superpowers that seem to

defy nature

38 Primordial black holes

Ancient monsters could solve

cosmology’s biggest problems

42 The secret language of you

Human smells are a rich channel

of communication. So why do

we fight to hide them?

The back pages

10 Ancient Egypt An illustrated guide to the underworld

Vol 244 No 3251

Cover image: Jack Hughes

42 The secret

language of you

The startling things you

reveal to other people

without even saying a word

34 Turtles that

don’t breathe

And other animals with

survival superpowers

Type

6 Our interstellar visitor: an update 15 Solar airships

22 Eco-anxiety 12 How hospital changes your microbiome

This week’s issue

38 Features

“ The exciting thing about

primordial black holes is

how many mysteries they

could explain”

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