Working hypothesis: From DJ sets in space to ancient bagels
19 June 2019
Our regular column sorting the week's supernovae from the absolute zeros
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Yazılıkaya: A 3000-year-old Hittite mystery may finally be solved
19 June 2019
A 3200-year-old sanctuary once described as the Sistine Chapel of Hittite religious art could have acted as a calendar that was centuries ahead of its time
Extreme temperatures melt sea ice in Greenland
19 June 2019
This extraordinary photograph was taken by climate scientist Steffen Olsen of the Danish Meteorological Institute on 13 June and subsequently went viral online
Labelling people "anti-vaxxers" ignores real roots of their concerns
19 June 2019
There’s no doubt everyone should vaccinate – but to combat “anti-vax” we must understand the legitimate reasons for some communities’ mistrust, says Furaha Asani
Ruth Mace on human evolution and surviving the apocalypse with yaks
19 June 2019
Anthropologist Ruth Mace talks about what motivates us, and how the Tibetan plateau is the best place to be if the apocalypse comes
Feedback: Can the US resist the might of the metric system?
19 June 2019
Fighting back against metric units, plus India’s flooded nuclear sub, Goop for men and baking with aftershave in our weekly round-up from the world of weird
Puzzle #08 Prisoners locked up
19 June 2019
A tricky teaser this week, about prison cells and drunken prison officers. Also, try the quick quiz
Cryptic Crossword #09
19 June 2019
Try our science-themed cryptic crossword, set by Sparticle. Plus, answers to quick crossword #33
How to use a BBC micro:bit to make a sound-activated mirror ball
19 June 2019
A BBC micro:bit program and a sound sensor will get the party started. Here's how to make a disco ball that automatically spins when music plays
How Mercury and Venus can guide our hunt for alien life on exoplanets
19 June 2019
Earth's nearest neighbours have turned into uninhabitable hellholes. Understanding their transformation will teach us which rocky exoplanets might be fit for life
