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Tom Gauld on a suspicious set of round chocolates

Tom Gauld on a suspicious set of round chocolates

13 January 2021

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon


Twisteddoodles' guide: How to do a science

Twisteddoodles' guide: How to do a science

13 January 2021

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles


A series of jokes that work best out of order

A series of jokes that work best out of order

13 January 2021

Reading magazines back to front, plus where do all the teaspoons go and whether pyjamas affect productivity, in Feedback’s weird weekly round-up


Stunning photo shows Virgo upgrade ready to hunt gravitational waves

Stunning photo shows Virgo upgrade ready to hunt gravitational waves

13 January 2021

This dazzling image shows the upgraded and more sensitive Advanced Virgo+ detector, which hunts for clues about the universe that are contained in gravitational waves


This week’s new questions

This week’s new questions

13 January 2021

How far would you have to travel away from the sun for it to no longer be the brightest object you can see? And what advantage does mimicry give to birds?


If plants communicate via their roots, do they get lonely in pots?

If plants communicate via their roots, do they get lonely in pots?

13 January 2021

What are plants missing out on when they are isolated from others? Not necessarily very much, according to a new response


Can you get triple or quadruple rainbows? (continued)

Can you get triple or quadruple rainbows? (continued)

13 January 2021

More thoughts on the existence of multiple rainbows, and the conditions that give rise to them – including a very rare example captured on camera


How long is ‘now’, the gap between the past and the future?

How long is ‘now’, the gap between the past and the future?

13 January 2021

Buddhists recommend living in the present moment, but what exactly is this?


Puzzle #96: Can you connect these dots with just 10 lines?

Puzzle #96: Can you connect these dots with just 10 lines?

13 January 2021

Can you solve this week’s fiendish puzzle Inside the box? Plus the answer to puzzle #95


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