Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane passes overhead?
One correspondent with a particularly intelligent dog begs to differ with this question, while another looks to deepen the mystery
Regulars
Are flies following a strategy when they keep hitting windows? Part 3
Regulars
This week’s new questions
Regulars
Comment
A handy guide to the science of super-long fingernails
Regulars
Tom Gauld on the Great Wise One
Regulars
Twisteddoodles on twin studies
Regulars
Environment
Exquisite sculpture points spotlight on a Pacific island that drowned
Regulars
Is it true that fresh air heats up faster than stale air? If so, why?
Regulars
How do fish recognise others of their own species? Part 2
Regulars
Are flies following a strategy when they keep hitting a window? Part 2
Readers take issue with a former answer to this question, arguing for the different behaviour of wasps and flies – and for a more defined plan of escape than has previously been posited
Regulars
This week’s new questions
Regulars
Comment
Why do fictional geologists keep getting killed off in movies?
Regulars
Tom Gauld on artificial cells
Regulars
Twisteddoodles on children’s flexible ears
Regulars