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Why cloning anyone – even Jim Carrey – isn’t the best plan ever

Feedback discovers that a conspiracy theory has formed that various celebrities have been replaced by clones, and sees just a few small problems with the idea

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The largest ear of corn grown, W.H. Martin (photografer), The North American Post Card Co. (publisher), 1908. Purchase 2018

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Startling images show how fake news isn’t just a 21st century issue

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Tom Gauld on finding fresh audiences for a scientific theory

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Why don’t coffee bags make very good coffee?

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Karl Petersen/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (9760878a) A general view shows an iceberg stranded near the village of Innaarsuit, in the Avannaata Municipality, northwestern Greenland, 12 July 2018 (issued 13 July 2018). The Avannaata Municipality was alarmed on 11 July, after a huge iceberg was grounded just outside the village of Innaarsuit. According to local media, police asked villagers who live closest to the water, to leave their houses over fears the iceberg could calve and affect the village with a tsunami. Iceberg grounded outside village in northwestern Greenland, Innaarsuit - 12 Jul 2018

What tipping points can we expect to see if we reverse global warming?

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KEXX6Y Mowing grass

This week’s new questions

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What would the horizon look like on a disc-shaped planet? part 3

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Twisteddoodles on a helpful new drug-delivery system

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Tom Gauld proposes a standard model of Easter egg structure

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High five from a cute scruffy dog with a big smile! Cream wall background, shallow depth of field. Clever dog, the Bailey lightbox

This week’s new questions

Do left-handedness and right-handedness exist in animals? And how can gravity escape a black hole?

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What is the advantage to walnuts and pecans of their convoluted form?

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Why do seals have such cute faces?

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When we breathe, why does the dominant nasal passage swap sides?

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Can a person experience more than 24 hours in a day? Part 3

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