If it can be said that some talents change the world forever, then Aretha Franklin’s was one of those. Honed in a Detroit gospel choir, polished in 1960s Chicago and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and given authority by her part in America’s civil rights struggle, Franklin’s voice came to articulate emotion, frustration and strength – particularly for black women in America for whom she became both paragon and spokeswoman. Leah Kardos pays tribute to the “Queen of Soul”.

The darknet is that den of iniquity associated with drug dealers, hitmen and paedophiles. But according to Andreas Zaunseder, it doesn’t entirely deserve this reputation. In an era where governments and multinationals watch every move online and make billions out of our data, he argues that the darknet is where some are fighting back.

Over the past few years, warm seas have caused several mass coral bleachings, where colourful coral suddenly turns pure white. Scientists have now figured out how to use “tree rings” in coral to gather hundreds years’ worth of environmental data. Nicholas Kamenos and Sebastian Hennige looked at coral from the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and found evidence of bleaching going back 400 years.

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