Feedback: No more climate change, as US officials ban the phrase
6 September 2017
Plus: labels to turn anything into a home remedy, the last word on how to pronounce Joule, the short shelf life of cheesemakers revealed, and more
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Goldilocks geology
6 September 2017
In the search for extraterrestrial life, we look for planets at a similar distance from their sun as Earth is from ours: the so-called Goldilocks zone. However, we are very fortunate to have the bounty of materials that exists in Earth's crust, and our...
Plant departure
6 September 2017
If all the oxygen-producing plants disappeared suddenly, how long would it take for us to die? (Continued)
Purr fact
6 September 2017
Do cats that are looked after by people who are deaf meow and purr less than cats looked after by people with hearing? In other words, do they recognise that their human can or can't hear them, and behave accordingly?
Crossword #10
6 September 2017
Compiled by Richard Smyth
Stripy ponds in the Utah desert help green the bone-dry land
6 September 2017
Multicoloured patchwork ponds in this desert play a key part in tapping sources of potassium chloride, a vital fertiliser
