The neon swirls that show how a map of our galaxy is made
11 April 2018
The Gaia satellite rotates as it scans the entire sky, creating beautiful patterns as it makes the best 3D map of our galaxy we have ever had
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Bright spark?
11 April 2018
A degree of uncertainty
11 April 2018
Life on Earth depends on liquid water and the temperature at which it freezes or boils. How much would the values of 0°C and 100°C need to change to make life here unsustainable, or hugely different?
I spy ewe
11 April 2018
After I released a lamb that had got its head stuck in a fence, it ran halfway across the field to a ewe and immediately started suckling. I heard no calling, so how did the lamb recognise its mother from all the other ewes it ran past? It can hardly...
Feedback: The important science of whether snakes fart
11 April 2018
And what about the rest of the animal kingdom? Plus: elephant fumes, heron murder, steam rockets, Jewish climate conspiracy and more
Crossword #17
11 April 2018
Compiled by Richard Smyth
