Yet once more a month has passed and we come to my collection of links to items you may have missed and didn’t want to.
Science, Technology, Natural World
If we found extraterrestrials, why should we expect them to look like anything we know?
Rather surprisingly many genes are not necessary for survival, and some species have lost quite a few.
Plants have unexpected ways to communicate, problem solve and socialise – indeed a whole secret life!
Blue Tits in Germany are dying and no-one knows quite why.
What’s in an Antarctic lake? Travel down a borehole Lake Whillans.
We live on a planet. But just what is a planet?
With clearer skies and time on our hands, here are a few tips about stargazing from your backyard.
Environment
A speculative drill in Cornwall for a souyrce of lithium has uncovered a potentially important copper deposit.
History, Archaeology, Anthropology
The earliest known skull of Homo erectus has been found in South Africa.
Melting ice on a Viking-era mountain pass in Norway is revealing some spectacular artefacts.
In another story of ice, this time in the Alps, it seems that the record of lead pollution may reflect the murder of Thomas Beckett.
The mystery of the medieval sweating sickness.
Renaissance Europe was beset with paranoia about the pox leading to the rapid spread of guilt, scapegoats and wonder-cures.
And a bit more up to date, there has long been a puzzle over the early April sunrise shining through Brunel’s Box Tunnel near Bath.
Food, Drink
When do we need to adhere to expiry dates and when can they be flexed?
Lifestyle, Personal Development, Beliefs
Hints and tips on how to clean 10 annoying things around your home.
And finally, in our only concession to Coronavirus, here’s our favourite Zen master on dealing with what might happen – or it might not happen.
Be good, and stay safe!