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EHE3AK Spinning Globe. Image shot 07/2010. Exact date unknown.

How would weather change if Earth rotated in the opposite direction?

Our planet and its history would be very different if our planet spun the other way, say our readers

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 09: win Randox Grand National Handicap Steeple Chase at Aintree Racecourse on April 09, 2022 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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Tom Gauld: A cockroach speaks out

Twisteddoodles: Schrodinger in the age of the internet

Image taken: 2nd March 2023 SNOW WAY! The surreal site of snow-draped cacti in Arizona???s Sonoran Desert was captured in breath-taking detail by Jack Dykinga last week. The scenes, which meteorologists have described as ???once in a generation??? demonstrate a rare convergence of nature???s extremes. The Sonoran desert is typically known for its arid sub-tropical climate. Even in winter, days are sunny and mild. But this month the area saw 2-4 inches of snow that lasted about 4 hours. Dykinga, who has been photographing the Sonorn Desert since 1976, says the last big snow was a full decade ago. He described this year???s otherworldly scenes as ???pure magic, seemingly out of place and strikingly beautiful.??? Before the snow arrived, the Desert looked completely different, boasting an explosion of flowers and clear blue skies. The reason for the uncharacteristic snowfall is not fully understood. The current La Ni??a event (a cyclic weather pattern that influences global weather) is partly responsible, coupled with a persistent blocking pattern over the Pacific Ocean and cold air migrating south from the Arctic. Climate change also means extreme weather events are becoming more likely.

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Rare photograph of snow in the usually baking hot Sonoran desert

W6PMTY Preserved Lemons

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Why preserving your lemons in salt will make them even tastier

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Is it better for a roll of toilet paper to roll towards you or away?

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Is it possible to yawn without closing your eyes? If not, why?

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How could I reach other dimensions in the multiverse? (part 2)

R3MJ5Y Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) juvenile, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

This week鈥檚 new questions

Why do no other aquatic animals grow to a huge size like whales do? And could harvesting solar and wind energy change the planet and become harmful?

The omen of the necrobotic spider

Tom Gauld on caution signs at the science park

Twisteddoodles on a bad smell

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See pictures documenting the magnificent Padma river