I've just tried the same as you. In the Newbies forum, type ISS in the address bar and a Google listing page displays.
Click the first link, (NASA), and the NASA web page opens.
Click the back button, and I am taken back to the Google search listing.
So it works for me.
A workaround. Don't click the link, but right click and select New Tab. At least that way you still have the original tab open.
Mark
<span id="INSERTION_MARKER">Hi,
Has anyone else been having issues with Google's back button?
Here's what's been happening:
1. I'm on a web page, say for example Newbies Forum.
2. I type in a query in Google.
3. Google's search page comes up.
4. I click on my desired link and it takes me there.
5. But when I click on the "back button" it takes me back to the previous web page (Newbies Forum), not the Google search page!
Any ideas as to what is causing this and how to rectify it?
Thanks in advance.
V

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