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Chillies growing in glasshouse at West Dean

Humans

How to grow chilli plants in cooler climates

Chilli plants can thrive in summer and survive the winter even in temperate climes, says the heat-loving Clare Wilson, who offers some top tips

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Space

Now is the best time to see Pluto, our beloved dwarf planet

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Humans

How to make the best cup of cold-brew coffee

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J3TX0E Splattering of dead insects on a car windscreen, windshield whilst driving along a road with signs and road white markings.

Society

Count the bugs "splatted" on your car to help track insect decline

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A man working in the garden.

Humans

How to reap the benefits of crop rotation in your own garden

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2H2KWEE Orbits of planets in the Solar System

Space

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

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Japanesa milk bread

Humans

How science can help you bake a loaf of bread that stays softer longer

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Do your own experiment to see if your teabags really are compostable

Humans

Do your own experiment to see if your teabags really are compostable

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CNW7E8 ph value of a sample of the soil ist tested with litmus paper, Germany

Humans

How to analyse your garden soil and choose the plants to suit it

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Image of the broken fragments surrounding Fragment B of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 observed with FORS1 on ESO's VLT in four filters (B, V, R, and I). As the telescope was tracking the comet, the stars appear as coloured trails, indicating the order in which the comet was observed in the different filters. North is up and East is to the left.

Space

Watch out for comet SW3, which might cause a meteor shower in late May

Here's hoping that a meteor shower predicted by astronomers for almost a century will be seen this month, says Abigail Beall

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Humans

How to make your own yogurt

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Space

Search starlight to help astronomers discover new exoplanets

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Humans

How to grow the best sweetcorn you've ever tasted

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Space

How to spot Vega, the North Star of the future

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