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This week’s new questions

If we could take a giant step to the farthest point of the universe and look out, what would we see? And the young of many animals grow larger feet before the rest of their body catches up. Why are humans, in this context, so different?

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Is it a severed foot? No, it’s a sea slug

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Tom Gauld on the neuroscience mob

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Twisteddoodles on a first year PhD student’s project

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Chemistry

The science behind making perfect puff pastry

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2G8TR2M Young woman sitting and holding a blue mug of tea outdoor

Will my tea cool more quickly if my hands are cupped around the mug?

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Close up of woman's eye

Why do victims of violent attacks sometimes take no immediate action?

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This week’s new questions

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Why scientists are dropping fake birds onto fake planes

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?ROAD TO WINTER PARADISE? ? ANDREA CURZI

Space

Spellbinding shots capture the Milky Way in all its glory

These stunning photographs are some of the winners of this year’s Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition

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Tom Gauld on the cost of science

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Twisteddoodles: ‘This model is quite hot’

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Life

Striking image lets you see inside a deep-sea anglerfish’s killer jaws

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Life

Why I won’t be fertilising plants with milk, despite what Tiktok says

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