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Are left-handed people more liberal? 52 years of data says maybe

Feedback investigates research into US voters (and their handedness) between 1964 and 2016, and discovers that conclusions of some sort have been drawn

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Nima Sarikhani, Wildlife Photographer of the Year.j

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Incredible picture of polar bear snoozing atop an iceberg is a winner

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How heavy is Earth and how much weight could it take before caving in?

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What are the chances of my remote car key fob unlocking another car?

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This week’s new questions

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Tom Gauld on the journey to a magma chamber

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Twisteddoodles on birdwatching

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Barry Webb (#445691)

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Otherworldly beauty of fungi on show in photo competition

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Northern Milky Way. Optical image of the Milky Way running through the northern constellations Cassiopeia, Perseus and Cepheus. North is at top. The Milky Way is the band of light crossing the sky formed from the millions of stars in the plane of our galaxy. Cassiopeia, the queen, is formed from the W of bright stars at centre right. Cepheus, the king, is at upper right. At lower right is the constellation Andromeda, the princess. At lower left is Perseus. These constellations represent a story from ancient Greek mythology in which Perseus rescued Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, from a monster.

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How to spot the constellations Perseus and Auriga

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GUILIN, CHINA - OCTOBER 16: Juri Hollmann of Germany and Movistar Team leads the peloton during the 4th Gree-Tour of Guangxi 2023, Stage 5 a 209.6km stage from Liuzhou to Guilin / #UCIWT / on October 16, 2023 in Guilin, China. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Does a cyclist with a rider behind use more energy than a solo rider?

A cyclist saves energy by staying in the slipstream of the rider in front, say our readers, but counterintuitively, this also benefits the first rider

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Why does our planet have an iron core?

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What is the shortest space a parked car can get out of? Part 3

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This week’s new questions

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Do naked mole rats hold the secret to a youthful appearance? Perhaps

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