Feedback: Planting a flag in great Pacific plastic patch
30 January 2019
An island with endless sea views. Plus: a tiny piece of ant, a stone circle that isn't what it seems, why sex won't put you off your game, and more
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Monarch butterflies' beautiful wing scales enable their epic migration
30 January 2019
This extreme close-up of a butterfly wing, made by stitching together 2100 exposures, shows the tiny scales that allow monarchs to fly thousands of kilometres
Net effect
30 January 2019
What is the worst that could happen if the entire world's internet were to go down for a day? (Perhaps we could do this intentionally and make it an international holiday!)
Fobbed off (cont)
30 January 2019
When I use the electronic key fob to lock or unlock my car, no other car parked nearby has its locks activated. This is as it should be, but how does the system work?
Town or country?
30 January 2019
Which lifestyle is better for my health: breathing plenty of fresh air in a dull, rural village, or never being short of mental stimulation by opting for life in a suburban metropolis with its polluted air?
Clearing the air
30 January 2019
The odour of a selection of cheeses in our fridge was so overpowering that I looked online for a solution. As suggested, I left a small plate of ground coffee in the fridge. It worked like magic, absorbing all the odours in a matter of hours. How does...
From the archives: Does dowsing really help you find water?
30 January 2019
The ancient practice of water divining is still used across the world to locate water sources. Forty years ago, we wondered whether it might actually work
