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Twisteddoodles on a strangely sticky asteroid

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

Andrew McCarthy and Jason Guenzel 140 megapixel image of the sun

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Dazzlingly detailed photo of a record solar tornado ’14 Earths tall’

TTA1TP Farmer planting asparagus into black soil in garden

Life

How to grow asparagus – and why it takes so long

The hunt for the missing heart of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great

A low angle action shot of a road cyclist approaching a smooth tarmac hill on a group ride around Seva, Catalonia, Spain.

Why are the gears and chain always on the right鈥慼and side of bicycles?

little hungry birds Tits on the bird feeder eating fat; Shutterstock ID 588202970; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Do birds have faster reaction times than humans?

Would a tug of war be possible between France and England? (part 2)

2FERAXY Crowded groups of people crossing the street at Times Square during rush hour

This week鈥檚 new questions

Tom Gauld on a parallel universe where time flows backwards

Twisteddoodles: How parenting has changed

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

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Stunning photographs accompany Attenborough’s Wild Isles show

Space

How to spot the Beehive cluster in the constellation of Cancer

What do you call gunk with mathematical qualities? Hypergunk

How was rhubarb found to be edible when it isn鈥檛 palatable raw?