Why can鈥檛 magnets bend light?
Our readers explain some strange ways in which magnets can affect light
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Are humans the only animals that have unique fingerprints?
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This week鈥檚 new questions
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Earth
More fissures are opening up at the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland
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Space
Amazing images from International Space station battle for photo prize
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Tom Gauld’s absurd theory that matter is inherently conscious
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Twisteddoodles’ virtual co-worker helps you work from home
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Space
How to find Hydra, the biggest constellation in the sky
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Why does sourdough bread from California taste different to UK loaves?
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How do animals recognise their young and do they know they reproduce?
Male lions kill the cubs of other males, but not their own, yet cuckoos get away with other species raising their chicks. How? Insight comes from the behaviour of albatrosses, orphan lambs and goslings
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This week鈥檚 new questions
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The face mask that may be more organic than you bargained for
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Tom Gauld’s archive for the impossible objects department
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Twisteddoodles on sexy scientist role play
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