Cryptic crossword #80: Astronomer playing Handel melody (6,6)
31 March 2022
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Michael Owen eyes up a new career in cryptocurrency
30 March 2022
As the footballer tells us blockchain is here to stay, Feedback also looks into the shifting position of a UK Overseas Territory, and the volcanic eruption that shook Essex
This week’s new questions
30 March 2022
If frogs return to breed at the place where they hatched, how do they spread across the entire country? And does Earth’s magnetic field affect the weather?
Why do I love my dog when there are no evolutionary benefits to me?
30 March 2022
The reason we love our dogs could be a hangover from the Stone age, say our readers
If Earth were flat, when would a ship disappear from sight?
30 March 2022
On a flat Earth, the distance at which we could no longer see a ship could range from 200 kilometres to 13 billion light years, say our readers
Puzzle #161: How do you celebrate a half birthday?
30 March 2022
Can you solve this week’s birthday-themed puzzle, Reduction deduction? Plus the answer to puzzle #160
How to make the perfect bee hotel for your garden
30 March 2022
With spring arriving in the UK, it’s the perfect time to create bee hotels, designed to be snug and safe for these important pollinating insects, says Clare Wilson
See the murky world of vampire appliances captured on camera
30 March 2022
At night a subtle force drains power in most of our homes. We’re talking devices on standby, and photographer Alessio Perboni has tapped the dim but constant illumination of these to cast interiors in a new light
Tom Gauld explores soothing sleep soundscapes for scientists
30 March 2022
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
Twisteddoodles: Two-faced moon has trust issues
30 March 2022
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
