Weird & Wonderful

Animal musicality: 9 unexpected effects of music on animals © Getty Images

Now that’s what I call miaow-sic! 9 unexpected effects of music on animals

How to overcome your fears in four steps © iStock

Fear How to overcome phobias in 4 steps

Are we ready for real-life superpowers? © Marvel

Real life superpowers Are we ready to become X-Men or Avengers?

Sugar cattle, chocolate and giant sperm: 10 extraordinary insect facts © Getty Images

Extraordinary insects Sugar cattle, chocolate and giant sperm – welcome to the weird world of insects

Supermassive black holes, like the one in this illustration, may have played a key role in transforming the nature of gas in the early Universe © ESA

Twitter Q&A "What's your favourite black hole?"

© ESA/NASA

Galaxy pictures 23 of NASA's best images of space

Freddie Mercury of Queen © Paul Natkin/WireImage

Freddie Mercury Why did the Queen frontman sound so good?

14 amazing photos from the BMC Ecology Image Competition 2018 © Pilar Oliva Vidal (University of Lleida – ETSEA, Spain)

14 amazing photos from the BMC Ecology Image Competition 2018

5 strange things you did before you were even born © Getty Images

Pregnancy 5 strange things you did before you were even born

Flying squirrels glow pink in UV © A. M. Kohler et al

Flying squirrels glow pink in UV

A man rides a cart over the frozen 'Lake Cildir' in Aradahan Province of Turkey © Mehmet Ali Ozcan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

You think you’re cold? Here are some amazing photos of chilly people in freezing places

10 mathematical reasons you're not a millionaire… yet © Getty Images

Everyday science

10 mathematical reasons you’re not a millionaire… yet

InSight sends back first selfie from Mars © NASA

More InSight selfies from the surface of Mars, please…

True or Poo? by Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti is available now (£9.99, Quercus)

Can you separate the truth from the poop in these animal facts?

The Solar System’s top 20 moons ranked. Why? Because we can… © NASA

20 of the most amazing moons in the Solar System