A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.

Not enough speakers look like they’ve been dropped from a UFO, frankly. I love this sculptural sound system from Transparent, a brand better known for making loudspeakers you can see through. In contr

Groundbaits aren’t cheap, but by using additives you’ll often find less bait is needed to get the same amount of attraction, helping to keep costs down

BEASTS WITH BOGIES

Before I realise what’s happening, the lid is off – and James Maclaine is pulling out a fistful of deep-sea anglerfish. I hadn’t been expecting him to plonk his bare hand inside the jar. I peer more c

There is considerably less sea-ice in the Arctic than there used to be. Thanks to global warming, Arctic sea-ice is melting faster in the spring and taking longer to form in the autumn. Scientists who