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Could any of the photons that were around me when I played outside as a child decades ago still exist, travelling through space?

John Howes

Cardiff, UK

I found a snail (pictured) in my garden carrying an extra shell on its back. How common is this and what is its purpose?

John Davies

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK

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