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Volcanic descent

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Amplified aphid

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Jellyfish rides

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A disco ball in space

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Five Earth-like worlds may lurk at the edge of the Solar System

Rocky planets captured by the Sun may reside in

Dolphins are bullying baby manatees

Bottlenose dolphins have been observed attacking manatee calves

Scientists develop a ‘crying’ model of human eye tissue

The scientists behind the new model hope it

Nearly 75 per cent of the US is at risk from earthquakes

Nearly 75 per cent of the US could

New technology may cut electric vehicle charging times and boost their range

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Gene variant guards against Parkinson’s disease

The circular DNA of mitochondria contains key genes

1.75-billion-year-old fossils provide evidence of photosynthesis

The Great Oxidation Event saw oxygen levels on

WISH LIST

The latest MOVIE NIGHT GADGETS

Why doesn’t NASA take parts into Earth orbit and build a spaceship to go to Mars up there, like the ISS?

Amazing answers to your curious questions

THE LIBRARY

The latest book releases for curious minds

MAKE A WATER BRIDGE WITH STRING

This simple experiment shows how you can make water defy gravity within the laws of physics

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FAST FACTS

Amazing trivia that will blow your mind

TIME

What is time? A look at some of the ways we measure this unstoppable force of nature and its intimate connection with space

ABOARD THE WORLD’S LARGEST SOLAR BOAT

This catamaran runs on sunshine, powering its journey around the globe

ANATOMY OF A WRECKED CAR

The humble hospital scanner has been supersized to look inside mangled car wrecks and learn how to make cars safer

THE FIRST MAP-MAKERS

How did ancient cartographers calculate and draw the contours of their countries?

WHO WERE THE FIRST AMERICANS?

The first humans in the Americas were thought to have travelled across a land bridge from Asia 13,000 years ago, but new evidence suggests otherwise

SEASONS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Do other planets have a spring, summer, autumn and winter?

SUMMER IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

How the seasons shift for each planet as it orbits around the Sun

INSIDE THE ASTEROID BELT

Any ideas this sprawling ring of debris orbiting the Sun had of forming a planet were wiped out by the Solar System’s largest inhabitant

INSIDE A GIANT FUSION MACHINE

JT-60SA will pave the way for making nuclear fusion a viable energy source of the future

WHAT ARE YOUR TONSILS FOR?

You might not pay them much attention until you get sick, but these lymph nodes at the back of the mouth can shield you from illness

STEM CELLS UNCOVERED

Long billed as the next big thing in medical treatment, a change in approach may unlock stem cells’ limitless potential

WHAT IS KERATIN?

Learn about the vital protein that helps hold your body together

HOW TO SURVIVE THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK

From bush tucker basics to sourcing trapped water and combating crocodiles

WHERE DID THE OZONE LAYER COME FROM?

The invisible layer in the atmosphere that protects us from deadly radiation formed billions of years ago

WHAT ARE PLANKTON?

Drifting through the world’s waters are tiny organisms that feed fish and trap carbon

GARDEN TOOL GUIDE

These manual and electric implements are vital for growing plants and maintaining a perfectly manicured lawn

HOW A BOWLING ALLEY WORKS

Explore its inner mechanisms and discover how pins and balls quickly resume position