The worst-case climate scenarios are no longer plausible today
11 January 2023
Ten years ago, we feared that catastrophic global warming of between 4°C and 5°C by by 2100 was a real risk. Today, that is no longer credible, says Graham Lawton
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Why we shouldn't attribute human motivations to animals like bees
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Anthropomorphising animals such as chimps, dolphins and bees will stifle scientific enquiry instead of encouraging it, says evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuk
Turtles nearly all the way down (and a few elephants too)
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Feedback is pleased to see that a new study into fossils contains echoes of ancient cosmological myth (and Terry Pratchett’s Discworld), while also exploring the recent unearthing of the body of Gregor Mendel
How to force your rhubarb for an earlier, sweeter crop
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Depriving rhubarb plants of light for several weeks forces them to grow fast and gives an earlier harvest, says Clare Wilson
The best video games out in 2023
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From exploring the world of The Expanse to Starfield, a sci-fi role-playing game set in the 24th century, there is much to look forward to this year. Let's just hope there are no more delays, says Jacob Aron
This week’s new questions
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How does a scone develop a “waist” as it rises in the oven? And do I weigh more at night as a result of an extra gravitational pull due to the position of the sun?
Does a latte cool faster than a cappuccino? (part 2)
11 January 2023
There is a simple way to settle this friendly argument about the cooling rates of different coffees, and it doesn’t involve complex parameters such as conduction coefficients and latent heat, says one reader
Why are many people squeamish about the sight of blood? (part 2)
11 January 2023
Two readers reflect on their experience as medics to explain why we find the sight of blood so shocking when, for much of history, we had to butcher animals to survive
Could any photons that were around me in my childhood still exist?
11 January 2023
Our readers delve into the mind-bending origin and fate of photons, including the ones that enter your eye
Why is this snail carrying an extra shell on its back?
11 January 2023
One reader found a snail in their garden carrying a second shell on top of its original, and another reader speculates about how this occurred
