# Weekly science Q&A column featuring this week's reader questions

New Scientist published its regular weekly installment of reader-submitted questions, part of the magazine's long-running "Last Word"-style feature in which readers pose everyday science queries and others answer them. There is no single news event here; it is routine editorial content rather than a reported development.

**Importance:** 1/5

## Sources

### Science
- [New Scientist](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2595718-this-weeks-new-questions-369/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=home&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS) — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000