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Today on New Scientist: 3 January 2012

Best videos of 2011: Malaria invades blood cell

In our top video of the year, watch a malaria parasite infiltrate a cell captured for the first time in high resolution

Nobel prizewinning quasicrystal fell from space

The only known naturally occurring sample of quasicrystal seems to come from a meteorite, changing our understanding of how these curious structures can form

Herring galore as tonnes of fish wash up on beach

As thousands of dead herring are washed up on a Norwegian beach, biologists are left seeking an explanation that isn't apocalyptic

How crossword puzzles mess with your mind

The agony and the ecstasy of solving a crossword puzzle can reflect a surprising amount about the subconscious mind, says Stephen Battersby

Legal firewall bars foreign e-commerce from Belarus

Companies in Belarus will only be allowed to use locally-hosted web services, and even private individuals could be fined for accessing foreign domains

Best videos of 2011: Mega-crabs take over Antarctic

Watch huge crustaceans invade a frosty enclave in our second-place video of the year

Learn language faster with gestures

People remember new words more easily when they are taught alongside body movements

Spot of Culture: V. S. Ramachandran loves...

Neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran recommends a stimulating spot - where you can take a date

The dust library

Specks of dust are as unique as snowflakes - but no one had ever paid much attention to what individual particles are made of. Until now. Kate Douglas reports

Twin satellites buzz around man in the moon

Our moon has two new satellites of its own - and they could reveal whether it ate a sibling many moons ago

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