Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

I AM someone who loves space. This is perhaps because of early childhood days on the beautiful Solway Coast. My father’s family farm was right on the beach. It enjoyed uninterrupted views across to th

A soul-sucking, mind-messing black hole that women have been chucking themselves into since the dawn of time Social media feeds are full of mysterious pop-up videos of products that promise the earth

Spotting cancer with computer vision. Pulling together weather data for better predictions. Solving long-running research quandaries such as protein folding. These are useful tasks for AI that benefit

How does beauty move you and art sculpt minds according to neuroaesthetics?

My kitchen is filled with seemingly nondescript objects that mean a great deal to me: my mum’s wooden-handled fish slice and masher; her pans; the knives and forks I used while I was growing up; a tea