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Tom Gauld on the best way to ask a supercomputer for help

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon

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Twisteddoodles on Lab Life, a magazine for the break room

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Plant microverse. Roots of Arabidopsis thaliana under the fluorescence microscope.

Life

Remarkable images show the intricacy and beauty of common plants

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JHPTR7 Bumblebee on Cornflower 'Blue Diadem'.

Environment

Gardening with ‘native’ plants isn’t always better for the environment

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JANUARY 9, 2014: The vibrant magentas and blues in this Hubble image of the barred spiral galaxy M83 reveal that the galaxy is ablaze with star formation. The galactic panorama unveils a tapestry of the drama of stellar birth and death. The galaxy, also known as the Southern Pinwheel, lies 15 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Acknowledgement: W. Blair (STScI/Johns Hopkins University) and R. O'Connell (University of Virginia) NASA image use policy. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA?s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. ...more Date Created:2017-12-08 Center:GSFC Keywords: spiral galaxy M83 Albums: Test Creator:NASA Goddard Location:Greenbelt, MD

What would happen to a galaxy if the black hole at its centre left?

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Pink flowering pelargonium turning red.

Why did a piece of pink geranium make red flowers after breaking off?

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2A65AYC Woman stroking her Pet dumbo rat

Given the impact of cats, why don鈥檛 we domesticate more rats? (Part 2)

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Four cheerful female friends having fun on summer road trip

Which is more efficient when cooling a car, A/C or windows? (Part 2)

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dasha Petrenko/imageBROKER/Shutterstock (13916956bb) Gym woman doing push up exercises with dumbbells. Strong brunette female doing crossfit workout Various 23afbhbada

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A non-standard approach to celebrating World Standards Day

Feedback ponders the logic behind the choice to mark World Standards Day on different occasions, depending on where you live, as well as looking into sheep counting, and the workings of the middle ear muscle

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Tom Gauld on after-work drinks

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Twisteddoodles on the Ig Nobel prizes

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Comment

Painting at the top of Mont Blanc

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Mathematics

The easy trick to evenly cut a pizza into 5, 7 or any number of slices

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