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To celebrate the end of the year, our editors have picked New Scientist’s very best features of 2022. And as a gift from us to you, they are all free to read until 1 January

When it comes to knowing yourself, your own perception of your personality doesn’t necessarily align with that of people around you. But which is more accurate? And can discovering your true nature lead to a better life?

Our species' unique awareness of our own mortality can create a nagging sense that we are wasting our time – but leaning into the fact that our time is finite can transform the way we approach life

Christmas crafts: How to make your own amazing optical illusion In anamorphic illusions, the image appears distorted until viewed from the one vantage point at which it resolves into a perfect three-dimensional projection. Follow our guide to create your own – and dont forget to share it! 16 December 2020 How it works In one sense, getting this to work could hardly be simpler. Just prop (or stick) the right-hand page of the centrefold against a wall so it is at...