Humans
Snowflake spotters needed to give climate science a boost
The secrets of climate change are hidden in the shapes of snowflakes, but scientists at the Snowflake ID project need your help to classify them, says Layal Liverpool
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Tom Gauld visits elf researchers at Santa’s North Pole Institute
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Twisteddoodles: The fourth state of (what really) matter(s)
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Life
The eerie bioluminescence of the ghost fungus in all its glory
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Humans
How to make a beautiful gingerbread house that won’t fall down
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If mosquitoes were eradicated, what would be the consequences?
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Is it just a coincidence that there are two dippers in the night sky?
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Aside from our perception, how can we know that time exists?
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This week’s new questions
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Humans
Finally, a perfume to give you that distinct whiff of Neanderthal
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
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Humans
Guano doping: Can a dash of bird poo make graphene great again?
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Tom Gauld’s ultimate laser weapon put to pointed use
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Twisteddoodles: Sod’s law harnessed to create gravity-defying gizmo
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Space
Hubble takes amazing photos of the Prawn Nebula and a newborn star
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