For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky, thanks to a rare great planetary alignment. Here's how to make sure you don't miss this planetary parade.

For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky, thanks to a rare great planetary alignment. Here's how to make sure you don't miss this planetary parade.

While experimenting with waves, researchers discovered that vibrating a container of liquid would cause bubble to "gallop" across its surface

While experimenting with waves, researchers discovered that vibrating a container of liquid would cause bubble to "gallop" across its surface

My first is a well-known Apple's section
My second is a labour defection
My whole wipes out a pin collection

What am I?


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One Plus One Equals? #2

In this teaser you are required to find a word relating to mathematics hiding in consecutive letters within each sentence. Have fun!

Example:

"They knew that they had done the wrong thing."

Answer: ADD located in: "...hAD Done..."


1. The governor gave the budget a cut everywhere possible.

2. It is rumoured that Capri men often marry Naples women.

3. He drove his new Mustang entirely too recklessly.

4. Groucho and Harpo were two of the Marx brothers.


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Spending more days in extreme heat seems to be linked to markers of increased biological ageing in people aged 56 and over, suggesting that it could raise the risk of age-related diseases

Spending more days in extreme heat seems to be linked to markers of increased biological ageing in people aged 56 and over, suggesting that it could raise the risk of age-related diseases

A reader dealing with jealousy of a friend is given a host of scientifically sourced ways to help from our advice columnist David Robson

In his new novel Dissolution, Nicholas Binge plays with time travel and memory to craft a thriller reminiscent of Memento and Inception. It is well-deserving of its upcoming big screen treatment, says Emily H. Wilson

A “smiling” damselfly and shimmering beetle captivated judges in the Royal Entomological Society’s 2024 Photography Competition

Despite facing real existential threats like climate change, we remain too fascinated by the end of the world, argues a new book

Overfishing of small fish has led to population declines in the birds that feed on them. Now the UK government's attempts to protect this crucial resource faces a serious challenge

Feedback is intrigued by a theory arguing that when maleness is threatened, men overcompensate with increased support for war and homophobia – and interest in SUVs

Why pour so much technological effort into developing a human-shaped robot when it could be any shape at all, asks Leah Crane

Palaeontologist Riley Black is back with a thrilling guide to how animals and plants co-evolved over millennia

When faced with real-life controversy over the thorniest of research topics, we can seek guidance from fiction

A reader dealing with jealousy of a friend is given a host of scientifically sourced ways to help from our advice columnist David Robson

In his new novel Dissolution, Nicholas Binge plays with time travel and memory to craft a thriller reminiscent of Memento and Inception. It is well-deserving of its upcoming big screen treatment, says Emily H. Wilson

A “smiling” damselfly and shimmering beetle captivated judges in the Royal Entomological Society’s 2024 Photography Competition