You say tomato
6 February 2019
What creates accents? Is it purely psychological, or is there some physiological element in play?
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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
Mother sloth bear carrying babies takes on a big male tiger and wins
6 February 2019
Claws were out and roars filled the air as a sloth bear had a face-off with a tiger in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. The bear emerged victorious
