Feedback: And the gong goes to the zombie climate apocalypse
29 May 2019
More global warming please, plus funding the hunt for dragons, manatee sex orgies and other oddities in our weekly round-up from the weirder side of science
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Puzzle #05 Murphy’s law of socks
29 May 2019
Work out the odds of a matching pair of socks surviving a sock-eating washing machine, set by Rob Eastaway. And test your science knowledge with our quick quiz
Quick Crossword #32
29 May 2019
Try your hand at our science-themed quick crossword, set by Richard Smyth. Plus answers to cryptic crossword #07
How to make a propeller buggy with a motor, a bottle and some straws
29 May 2019
Make a rolling buggy with the latest instalment of our maker series, where Hannah Joshua delves into the delights of magnets, motors and moving wheels
What makes a good smell? Inside a multibillion dollar aromatic mystery
29 May 2019
Perfume prospectors travelling the world, AI researchers and neuroscientists are discovering the secrets of our least understood sense
Should you give your data to a period tracker or smart breast pump?
29 May 2019
Health tech firms believe that women are a lucrative and untapped market, but are these products worth the privacy costs?
DNA coated with silica could store masses of data in a single gram
29 May 2019
A gram of DNA can store millions of terabytes of data, but the fragile molecule can break down and lose the information – a new technique makes DNA more robust
How getting more daylight can improve your mental and physical health
29 May 2019
Spending less time outside and more time in dim artificial light is disrupting our body clocks and undermining our health. The good news? A little daylight goes a long way
No one can be truly anonymous ever again thanks to genetic sequencing
28 May 2019
From the health of celebrities and presidential candidates to family secrets and hidden identities, consumer genetic tests are laying everyone’s DNA bare
The oceans are very slowly draining into the rock below Earth's crust
24 May 2019
Ever since the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea, sea water has been flowing deep into the planet, causing sea levels to fall over millions of years
