2 November 2019 | New Scientist | 1On the
cover14 Ageing starts at 34
But your blood may hold
the secret to staying young36 Save our parasites!
How nature’s most
hated creatures help
us survive32 Return of the aether
Einstein killed it. But now
it’s back to save relativityNews
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Features
10 Controversial origin
Claims over birthplace of
humanity spark a row12 Genetic privacy
How genetic hackers
could pilfer your DNA10 Sea level rise
We have been massively
underestimating how many
people could be affected21 Comment
Quantum computing needs
to beware the hype22 The columnist
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
praises neutron stars24 Letters
Artificial intelligence may
need to be socialised26 Aperture
The sun comes out over the
MeerKAT radio telescope28 Culture
Can we now explain why
consciousness evolved?51 Stargazing at home
Dive into the zodiac52 Puzzles
Quick crossword, a clock
conundrum and the quiz53 Feedback
Future fashion and smart
spirituality: the week in weird54 Almost the last word
Storytelling and Jupiter’s star
quality: readers respond56 The Q&A
Apollo curator Teasel Muir-
Harmony on US space flight32 Return of the aether
Einstein killed it. Now it could
be back to rescue his theory36 Save our parasites!
They have a terrible reputation,
but parasites could be good for
their hosts after all40 Rivers in the sky
Earth depends on its vast
airborne water currents. Now
deforestation puts them at riskThe back pages
15 Room to grow When the dinosaurs died out, mammals took overVol 244 No 3254
Cover image: Anxo Vizcaíno6 Quantum supremacy
What the big Google
computer breakthrough
means for you – and
what it doesn’t40 Rivers in the sky
These hidden marvels
are vanishing with
the rainforestsHHMI TANGLED BANK STUDIOSNews
12 Rats driving tiny cars
15 Crystal mush on Venus
15 Rise of the mammals
28 New theory of consciousnessThis week’s issue
22 The columnist
“ A teaspoon
of white
dwarf
material
would weigh
5 tonnes here
on Earth”