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Pushing the boundaries: A round-up of new popular science books

21 March 2018

From the hunt for a theory of everything to the complex Rosetta mission, there’s treasure to be found in a trawl of some of the recent popular science writing

Return to Titan: Why this icy world is our best bet to find life

21 March 2018

Tantalising clues suggest the weird seas on Saturn’s largest moon contain a chemical cocktail capable of spawning life. A daring mission now aims to find out

Dad power: The surprising new science of fatherhood

21 March 2018

When Anna Machin realised science was skewed towards mums, she set out to change that - and discovered fatherhood comes with a raft of changes to the mind and body

Ten connected miniature organs are best human-on-a-chip yet

21 March 2018

Ten miniature organs have been connected together to create the closest we’ve come yet to a human-on-a-chip – a system that may one day replace animal testing

Mould gets artistic to take particle decay photo to a new level

21 March 2018

For 30 years, mould marched across this image, eating through the protein in the gelatin-based emulsion and leaving a chaotic swirl of colours

It's a Fin Thing

21 March 2018

Apart from the convenience of researchers, film producers and beach wardens, why do sharks spend so much time displaying just their fins?

Waxing Miracle

21 March 2018

Recipes often call for zest of unwaxed lemons. Why are so many lemons waxed, what kind of wax is used and what is the best way to remove the wax without harming the zest?

Rice with spice

21 March 2018

An earlier question in The Last Word gave warnings about eating leftover rice. I have seen this advice before, saying it is not safe to keep cooked rice for more than a short time, even in the fridge. Yet supermarkets sell a lot of chilled meals that...

Feedback: Time drags in Europe as underpowered clocks slow down

21 March 2018

Six minutes wiped off electric timepieces by a power struggle in the Balkans. Plus: UK ministers settle for delayed gratification on national porn block, and more