Fighting for our forgotten sense
17 May 2017
The loss of the sense of smell can be devastating. Fifth Sense is a charity dedicated to improving the lives of those afflicted
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Silver surfers
17 May 2017
Recently my wife's silver car became covered by a swarm of flying ants. This was odd because none of the other cars parked nearby had any on at all. A friend mentioned it had happened to his silver car too and after searching online it seems it's a known...
Sound effects
17 May 2017
While travelling through the Australian outback in Queensland, we noticed that the AM radio reception was markedly different depending on the colour of the sealed road surface. Power lines running parallel to the road created interference, but this was...
Underground line
17 May 2017
On a March visit to the North Carolina seashore, I encountered this tableau (see photo) of two types of markings on an otherwise pristine sand dune. One of them seems to be a trail left in the surface by a passing arthropod. The other has a mound-like...
Power ballads
17 May 2017
Does listening to heavy metal music require more battery or electrical power than other types of music, for example solo acoustic artists?
Feedback: Get steamy with a machine that makes "sexy water"
17 May 2017
What else have you got to spend A$6545 on? Plus: a pill with the power of 10,000 Capri-Suns, bed bug leads to quadrillion mattresses, and more
Solar time lapse burns through film to create a unique look
17 May 2017
Photographer Chris McCaw has whisky to thank for discovering this way of capturing his extreme overexposed shots of the sun
