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Tom Gauld on a combat robot workshop

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon

DPDYEE Candles lit by Churchgoers

What shape would a candle鈥檚 flame be in zero gravity?

Common frog (Rana temporaria) leaping into a pond, controlled conditions, UK.

If frogs return to breed where they hatched, how do they spread?

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Guy Bell/Shutterstock (9842294ad) Thursday night - a Late-night Concert at the Chiesa di Ognissanti with Soloists: Erica Piccotti (pictured), cello and Itamar Golan (pictured), piano - The New Generation Festival 2018 is inspired by the first ever Corsini festival of 1680. Over 300 years later, the Palazzo Corsini and Gardens welcome you to this year's Renaissance Masque featuring opera, theatre and music to rival the greatest carnivals of the Renaissance. The New Generation Festival, Palazzo Corsini, Florence, Italy - 30 Aug 2018 Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major, and his Symphony No. 5 with soloist - Charlie Siem, followed by a Late-night Concert at the Chiesa di Ognissanti with Soloists: Erica Piccotti, cello; Charlie Siem, violin; Itamar Golan, piano - The New Generation Festival 2018 is inspired by the first ever Corsini festival of 1680. Over 300 years later, the Palazzo Corsini and Gardens welcome you to this year's Renaissance Masque featuring opera, theatre and music to rival the greatest carnivals of the Renaissance.

Why does music evoke emotions, even if it doesn鈥檛 have lyrics? part 2

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This week鈥檚 new questions

2GE29AM Young man pouring coffee from french press working indoors, home office concept.

Humans

How to make the best cup of cold-brew coffee

Humans

NFT fans fall for Snoop Dogg impersonator

FEATURE - Clouds of Hydrogen Gas ? Simon Tang Clouds of hydrogen gas give way as the magnetic field lines of the sun snap and clash together. This display of nature creates astonishing features, known as prominences, on the limb of the Sun. Taken with QHYCCD QHY5III-174M camera, 5040mm f/33.6, 1000 x 12-millisecond frame exposures Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Space

Stunning solar prominences shine in photography competition

Tom Gauld’s proposed scale for defining scientific envy

Twisteddoodles on Science Unicorn’s latest experiment

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

Life

Like a child eating candyfloss: see a green turtle tuck into jellyfish

Society

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

Why do little children run everywhere instead of walking?

Is the human brain really the most complex object in the universe?