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Tom Gauld on the travails of an earthworm

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon

Around two hundred of people ran in Santa Claus costumes during the Santa Run event organized by the foundation 'Rotary Santa Run' in the Dutch city of Breda. The event raised at least 8.000EUR for two local charities. On December 18th, 0222. (Photo by Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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The quick and easy ways to stay fit this holiday season

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Do you wake up needing to pee, or need to pee because you鈥檝e woken up?

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What would happen if a spinning disc neared the speed of light? Part 2

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Which animals can recognise individual people? Part 2

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This week鈥檚 new questions

The science of swimming trunks 鈥� including tightness analysis

Life

‘Horrific and beautiful’ whale rescue image wins photography prize

Tom Gauld on plans for an exciting new technology

Twisteddoodles: Something in the lab isn’t working…

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

Life

Is there any evidence that playing music to plants is beneficial?

Who finds dad jokes funniest? The answer might not astonish you

What would happen if a spinning disc approached the speed of light?

Must the evolution of an adapted trait in nature reach a limit? Part 2