Tom Gauld reveals the inevitable evolution of headless robot dogs

23 March 2022

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon

Twisteddoodles: The memes will eventually get away from you

23 March 2022

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

Academics discover we find boring people boring and don’t like them

23 March 2022

A scintillating piece of research into the traits we associate with boring people, plus Feedback’s take on whether there are more doors or wheels in the world, and an asteroid half the size of a giraffe

We must recognise science’s unsung global pioneers to alter its future

23 March 2022

Modern science wasn’t invented in Europe but came about as part of a global exchange. Addressing this can help improve the current lack of diversity, says James Poskett

This week’s new questions

23 March 2022

How would prehistoric people have cut their toenails? Emiel de Lange, Berkel-Enschot, The Netherlands

When does a theory become a fact, and who decides? (part 3)

23 March 2022

We are being led astray by the assumption that there is a concrete “reality” for which the perfect description can be found, say our readers

Do we or other animals benefit from a symbiosis with fungi?

23 March 2022

Humans don’t have exactly the same type of mutually beneficial relationships that plants share with fungi, and they may not even be the culprit for itchy feet says our readers

Cooking pancakes, why does the first one look and taste the worst?

23 March 2022

The first pancake of the batch could be worse than the rest because of impatience or lack of pan seasoning – but not everyone agrees that it tastes terrible

How to get the circular economy really spinning (4)

23 March 2022

How to get the circular economy really spinning (3)

23 March 2022