Aeronautics, TikTok and Life stories

My search for female gardeners’ life stories helped me combat loneliness – and make great friends I was lonely after lockdown and wanted to know why women gardened so wrote to those I admired. Now I have a host of new friends from different generations and backgrounds Full story here

Star players – how Kerbal Space Program’s little green aliens are helping the space flight experts of the future It may be just a game but some players have gone on to careers in physics, engineering and aeronautics. Now the team behind Kerbal Space Program 2 is working with the European Space Agency to make it even more realistic Full story here

What makes me happy now: gymnastics at midlife A novelist’s childhood passion came back with a vengeance – there is nothing like the thrill of a new skill, that combination of speed, timing, muscles, guts Full story here

Brazilian TikToker goes viral showing the ‘cheerfulness of the favela’ Raphael Vicente, who has 3 million followers, wants to show that there is much more to favelas than crime and poverty Full story here

‘Mmm, straight back to the 70s!’ Writers revisit the foods they loved as kids, from Smash to Angel Delight Arctic rolls are back on the menu, with sales up more than 140% at Ocado. But which other retro delights deserve a comeback? We taste-test some old favourites Full story here