The truth about generations: Why millennials aren't special snowflakes
6 February 2019
We increasingly form opinions about people based on the generation they belong to, but these labels are often lacking in science
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You say tomato
6 February 2019
What creates accents? Is it purely psychological, or is there some physiological element in play?
Many ridges to cross
6 February 2019
Back roads in Australia often have hundreds of metres of gravel corrugations, or ridges. They are always a few centimetres high, spaced about 30 centimetres apart... and annoying for vehicle occupants. What causes them?
Skipping time
6 February 2019
My 9-year-old son and I have noticed that skipping seems like a more efficient form of locomotion than jogging. It is quicker, less tiring and hurts the knees less. Are we imagining this or is there an explanation? And can we make it socially acceptable...
Molar twinge
6 February 2019
What is that weird feeling I get when I place a metal spoon on my teeth?
Feedback: Paying through the nose for someone's used tissues
6 February 2019
Illness is the latest on demand service. Plus: canine wine, zero-G coffee, a very lonely duck, the return of nominative determinism, and more
Quick crossword #27
6 February 2019
Compiled by Richard Smyth
Orchids at Kew Gardens review – celebrating the colour of Colombia
6 February 2019
As home to an amazing 4200 orchid species, Colombia is the perfect choice to fuel an orchid festival at Kew Gardens in London – and turn it into a carnival
Don’t miss: Exploring your own delusions, playing with evolution
6 February 2019
Find out why You Are Not So Smart on the podcast of the same name, get ready to play Evolution the video game, plus more of this week's cultural picks
The baffling quantum maths solution it took 10 years to understand
6 February 2019
A decade ago, two mathematicians produced a solution to one of the most difficult maths problems ever. The only problem was, no one understood it - until now
