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Fascinating shots of extinct and endangered animals and plants

15 June 2022

Taken from Marc Schlossman's new photography book, Extinction, these images document specimens from the Field Museum's private collections, from the critically endangered kakapo bird to the hawksbill sea turtle


Is Uttoxeter’s World Parts Centre the answer to the world’s problems?

Is Uttoxeter’s World Parts Centre the answer to the world’s problems?

15 June 2022

Feedback hits the road to investigate a promising-sounding recent arrival, also considering the unearthing of a silver Roman penis pendant and the quixotic efforts of the Academie Française


2H2KWEE Orbits of planets in the Solar System

How to catch a glimpse of a five-planet alignment this June

15 June 2022

If you are up early this month, you might see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn line up in the morning sky, says Abigail Beall


Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) swimming at water surface, split-level, New Guinea, Indo-pacific

This week’s new questions

15 June 2022

How can crocodiles retain muscle strength when they are still for long periods? And how can an infinite universe have come from a finite original state?


A senior black couple playing outdoors with their two dachshunds

Why do I love my dog when there are no evolutionary benefits? (Part 2)

15 June 2022

One reader ponders whether dog owners would have an advantage over cat owners when it comes to survival


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Do any other animals have a sense of humour?

15 June 2022

Animals find things funny, or at least they seem to, say our readers


How and where was water first created?

15 June 2022

Water in the universe originated in clouds of gas after oxygen emerged from dying stars, say our readers


Puzzle #172: Can you find the 4-digit code to Emma’s house?

Puzzle #172: Can you find the 4-digit code to Emma’s house?

15 June 2022

Can you solve this week’s arithmetical puzzle, Four got it? Plus the answer to puzzle #171


Tom Gauld on the science of ducks

Tom Gauld on the science of ducks

15 June 2022

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon


Twisteddoodles on the search for a good news story

Twisteddoodles on the search for a good news story

15 June 2022

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles


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