What does Theresa May have in common with Henry III? Like her kingly predecessor, she’s time and again been criticised for taking major decisions without discussing them in public. Henry’s cagey style eventually triggered a revolt – and while May probably won’t meet the same fate over the recent Syria strikes, she’d do well to remember the risks of governing behind closed doors. Sophie Therese Ambler explains what May could learn from the Middle Ages about how to keep her public on board.

Over the last decade or so, the planet Mercury has revealed more than its share of geological mysteries. Among its stranger features is a welter of bright red spots scattered across its surface, which have now been given names. As David Rothery writes, the fact that they exist at all shows that we still have a lot to learn about the solar system’s smallest planet.

The stereotype of the thuggish, profiteering drug dealer is a powerful one – but as far as most recreational drug users are concerned, it no longer matches reality. According to Ross Coomber, much more common are “social suppliers”, who turn little or no profit from the deal. He says it’s time for police and politicians to start focusing on these more insidious commercial suppliers.

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