The SOFIA telescope

WELCOME

Working in a hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) is similar

INSIDE INTENSIVE CARE

How long would we last without healthcare? What would we

SUPER STRUCTURES

Today these Goliaths are often seen as symbols of national

Landmine robots

What makes landmines so difficult to detect is that they

How to repel sharks

Sharks have gained the reputation of being cold-blooded killers, weaving

LOCKDOWN nature bounces back

It’s been several months since countries around the world began

Why this lake is pink

On an island off the coast of Western Australia, you

Mystery of the Great Pyramid

Although Egyptologists have been studying the Great Pyramid of Khufu

How Enigma made secret messages

Communicating plans during World War II was no easy feat

THE RISE OF SUPER BUGS

Antibiotics are without question the miracle drugs of the 20th

HOW DOES HYPNOSIS WORK?

It makes for some lighthearted entertainment when a group of

What are Adam’s apples?

Some people have noticeable bumps sticking out from the front

Mercury

Although we’ve been observing Mercury from Earth for thousands of

MEGAYACHTS

Designed by notable architect Norman Foster, the YachtPlus 40 ‘Signature

How petrol pumps work

Next time you’re lost in boredom at the petrol pump,

FACES IN LEAVES

At first glance this image might look like an abstract

LAKES OF METAL WASTE

Flying over the Australian outback, you might glance down and

Salvagers can now open the Titanic to take its ‘voice’

A federal judge has given a salvage company permission to

Exotic fifth state of matter created on the space station

Scientists have generated an exotic form of matter in the

Mars once had rings and a bigger moon

Mars may have once had a giant ring that eventually

Bumblebees bite plants to help them bloom

When their pollen supply runs short, bumblebees bore tiny semicircle-

Satellites spot major oil spill in the Arctic Circle

Two European satellites have spotted a catastrophic oil spill in

Underwater ‘ghost town’ could reappear next year

A medieval ‘ghost town’ may soon emerge from the bottom

Dinosaur-destroying meteor struck at ‘deadliest possible’ angle

The flaming space rock that slammed into Earth and wiped

Scientists create mini-supernova shock waves

Researchers have created a miniature version of supernova shock waves

WISH LIST

Take your office on the road with this wireless battery-powered

BRAIN DUMP

• Electron microscopes can view things in much more detail

BOOK REVIEWS

What better way to dispel the monsters hiding under the

How to make a tornado in a bottle

For this experiment you will need two plastic bottles, one

INBOX

From cars, to space shut tles, to the Millennium Falcon:

FAST FACTS

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE REDUCED SOLDIER DEATH RATES FROM 1 IN 2.5