Don't miss: cutting edge AI, Kubrick in 4K and our marvellous moon
1 May 2019
Explore the future of artificial intelligence, watch cold war capers in the newly remastered Dr Strangelove, and embark on a lunar love affair
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We still don't know how some animals find their way on huge migrations
1 May 2019
From ants to bees to birds, animals cross vast and often unknown territories to reach food and breeding grounds. A new book looks at their extraordinary wayfinding skills
The psychology of magic and how it plays with our minds
1 May 2019
We need to think our brain doesn't lie to get us through the day, but as a new London exhibition called Smoke and Mirrors shows, magic relies on the fact that it does
Signs of human climate change influence on drought traced back to 1900
1 May 2019
We have been pumping out greenhouse gases for a very long time – and now we have evidence that humans were changing the climate over a century ago
Meet the white-tailed eagles making a comeback in the UK
1 May 2019
White-tailed eagles like this fishing bird made their comeback in Scotland in the 1970s. Now there's a plan to reintroduce the birds in the south of England
From the archives: How do you get astronauts back from space?
1 May 2019
50 years ago, the Apollo missions were gearing up to put a human on the moon – and NASA was in a spin about how best to get them safely home again
Is there anything we can do to stop Greenland from turning green?
1 May 2019
The speed and scale of Arctic melting is shocking even hardened researchers – the need to act now has never been clearer, says our chief reporter Adam Vaughan
Marcus du Sautoy: How maths blows my mind – and how it will save us
1 May 2019
In the first of a new series of quickfire interviews, mathematician Marcus du Sautoy talks symmetry, spellcheckers and why he'll see the apocalypse coming
This week's new questions
1 May 2019
Which is better for the environment: using a heated hand dryer for 30 seconds, or using two disposable paper hand towels?
This week's new questions
1 May 2019
Why do some animals have patterns of hair colours such as stripes or spots, and why can't I have stripy hair?
