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Tom Gauld looks into the Journal of Palm Tree Studies

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon

Twisteddoodles on a campaign to stop using fossil fuels

FEATURE CROP The global winning image was taken by Jan Martinek (Czech Republic). Arabidopsis thaliana flower with pollen tubes growing through the pistil. The flower tissues were chemically cleared to become transparent, while the pollen tubes were stained with aniline blue (yellow fluorescence) in order to be seen.

Life

Dazzling close-up images of the natural world, from flowers to flies

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Why are there more consonants than vowels in alphabetic languages?

Mandatory Credit: Photo by FLPA/Shutterstock (9110614a) Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) adult female, breeding plumage, perched on moss covered branch, calling, Suffolk, England, May Nature

Why do wagtails constantly wag their tails?

Young women swim breaststroke, wearing swimming caps and goggles.

This week鈥檚 new questions

Humans

When the scientific publishing industry goes rogue

Humans

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

Tom Gauld on how far a telescope can see

Twisteddoodles: A cat’s observations on birds

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

Life

Polar bears caught feeding on a whale carcass in breathtaking photos

Does belief confer an evolutionary advantage?

Does Earth鈥檚 magnetic field affect the weather?

Do any other animals have an awareness of their mortality? (Part 2)