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Striking photos show scale of development in sub-Saharan Africa

Striking photos show scale of development in sub-Saharan Africa

28 September 2022

These arresting images of industrial developments in Senegal, South Africa and Namibia were taken by Edward Burtynsky, who spent four years capturing African landscapes using aerial photography


Do men and women prefer different nose-based gestures?

Do men and women prefer different nose-based gestures?

28 September 2022

Feedback digs into the latest nasal-centric investigations, while also exploring the compellingly odd ratio of The Line, a new Saudi Arabian city that is planned to be 200 metres wide and 170 kilometres long


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How to cook the perfect corn on the cob

28 September 2022

A great corn on the cob must tread the line between under- and overcooked. Here's why – and how to do it


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This week’s new questions

28 September 2022

What has been the most successful animal ever? And why does pressing our fingers together in water increase the resistance in water, when the total surface area is the same?


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Why do we open our mouths when we put on mascara?

28 September 2022

The reason why we unconsciously open our mouth when we open are eyes is more complicated than you might think, say our readers


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Why do I see extra colours bands below the typical bow of a rainbow?

28 September 2022

Our readers agree that it is possible to perceive extra colours beneath the violent band of a rainbow, but disagree about the cause


Puzzle #187: Can you work out which box contains the prize?

Puzzle #187: Can you work out which box contains the prize?

28 September 2022

Can you solve this week’s arithmetical puzzle, Key decision? Plus the answer to puzzle #186


Tom Gauld on the Grand Old Duke of York's chief scientist

Tom Gauld on the Grand Old Duke of York's chief scientist

28 September 2022

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon


Twisteddoodles on a scientist's weaknesses

Twisteddoodles on a scientist's weaknesses

28 September 2022

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles


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