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TUNSTALL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: In this aerial view people view a decommissioned cold war nuclear observation post has fallen on to the beach after clinging perilously to the cliff face for the last month on January 24, 2026 in Tunstall, England. The decommissioned bunker, known as Tunstall ROC (Royal Observer Corps), is believed to have been built in 1959 as a nuclear monitoring post during the Cold War. Rapid erosion along the East Yorkshire coastline left it exposed and caused it to collapse. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Cold War bunker collapses onto beach

The Tunstall ROC Post has been dangling perilously on a cliff top for the past month due to erosion along the Holderness coastline in East Yorkshire, UK

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Twisteddoodles: So, you’re a rocket scientist?

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Tom Gauld: Our journey began with a simple question

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Caption: Belgium | Two of the main protagonists in Kristina Steiner?s winning story: Stefaan rides his horse, Dina, to catch shrimp in the summer waters of the North Sea. ?Kristina Steiner for Onewater

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Startling images win water photography competition

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Twisteddoodles: If AI had the skills (and the emotions) of an artist

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Tom Gauld: Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Professor Horatio…

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2K18TC6 London, UK. 16th Sep, 2022. Shaikha Al Mazrou, Red Stack, 2022, Lawrie Shabibi - Frieze Sculpture, one of the largest outdoor exhibitions in London, including work by international artists in Regent's Park. Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News

What is it about human physiology that leads us to use pillows?

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Why do jewellery chains in a box become so tightly knotted together?

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(Original Caption) 7/5/1946-The roller coaster is a rough ride, but do they love it! This unposed photo was taken by the intrepid photographer from a front seat, as the car made a stomach-dropping descent. A companion clutched the camera while he clicked the shutter. ACME ROTO SERVICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BPA 2 #124

Why do we scream in fear? part 2

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INDIA. Bangalore. 2016. Laughing Yoga workshop participant Rie Sakamoto

This week’s new questions

Why do people throw their heads back when laughing? If the world exploded, what proportion of the rocks floating in space would have evidence of life?

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Space

How to spot the lunar X and V

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Physics

Let’s nitpick about the physics of Stranger Things, not its ending

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Twisteddoodles: Worried that you’re a hot mess? Don’t be!

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Physics

These striking photos are a window into the world of quantum physics

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