Technology
How to watch Mercury’s transit of the sun with just binoculars
On 11 November, the innermost planet of the solar system will make a rare crossing of the face of the sun. Here's how to see it without expensive kit
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How to read 20,000 words a minute, and more unbelievable claims
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Why do some people like science and others don鈥檛?
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Coil conversion: on the energy of a compressed spring in acid
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This week鈥檚 new questions
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Mind
Why embracing failure, mistakes and forgetfulness is key to success
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Technology
Massive solar panels in Chilean desert point to our renewable future
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Space
How to spot Taurus, star clusters and a meteor shower in the night sky
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The shirt that fights “calorific rays” and other improbable inventions
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Could Jupiter ever ignite into a star?
Jupiter is big enough to be a star, so could it ever become one? The answer lies in knowing how a star forms, as readers explain
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Why does my brain like fictional stories?
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This week鈥檚 new questions
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Space
Apollo collection curator on what Neil Armstrong took to the moon
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Space
The space-junk calamity that could cut us off from the cosmos
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