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Twisteddoodles on an endangered species breeding programme

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

Aerial view of an oasis on the edge of the desert town of Mao, known as the 'White City' for the limestone used to build local homes. For centuries, oases have enabled humans to survive, and even to thrive, in some of the harshest environments on earth. Now they are under threat from climate change.

Environment

Striking photos show how sands are encroaching on oases in the Sahara

Comment

Think you have a good sense of humour? So do most people…

2BXTXNE Red giant star. Sun. Earth landscape. Moon. Venus. Solar system

When the sun engulfs Earth, will the remnants become new planets?

Tom Gauld on the worst place to sit

Mathematics

Explore the mind-bending and paradoxical art of M C. Escher

Twisteddoodles: ‘We’re the department of climate science…’

E7MK5Y Insectivorous plant Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) digesting a captured mosquito. Plant house, Galveston, Texas, USA.

Why do Venus flytraps catch insects?

What would happen if the speed of light were half its value?

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

Do left- and right-handedness exist in animals? part 4

A review of the available scientific literature presents a mixed picture, notes one reader

This week’s new questions

Comment

An encyclopedia formed from AI hallucinations – what could go wrong?

Tom Gauld on scientific hubris

Environment

Earth from Above author returns with astonishing freshwater images