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Two neutron stars slammed together far away from
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Coral tower taller than the Empire State Building discovered
An underwater research vessel has stumbled upon a
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WISH LIST
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How does WiFi work?
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How does a car gearbox work?
The pistons in a car’s engine have to
Do you think it might be possible to change the environment of Venus or Mars to make it habitable?
The environments of Mars and Venus are relatively
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Why do objects have different terminal velocities?
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BRAIN GYM
GIVE YOUR BRAIN A PUZZLE WORKOUT
BRAIN GYM
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Turbine trouble
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Exercise your eyes
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GREEN HYDROGEN REVOLUTION
Scientists are continuously looking for alternative fuel sources
BROOD X HATCHES
Billions of cicadas are due to emerge from
ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE
FIELD SUPPOR T ROBOT (FSR) These autonomous robots
HIGH-TECH OLYMPICS
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FLYING CARS
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SEEING THROUGH BIONIC EYES
Monash University in Melbou rne, Australia, is paving
ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY TRIALS END
The Kidney Project at the University of California,
NEW EYES IN THE SKY
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THE FIRST LAUNCH FOR ARTEMIS 1
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BATTLING COVID-19
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KEY DATES
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5G GIVES VIRTUAL REALITY AN UPGRADE
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TECHNOLOGY
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Record players
How sound is recorded and replayed from vinyl
HISTORY
A-Z OF THE ANCIENT GREEK OLYMPICS
The modern Olympic Games may look very different, but the underlying ethos hasn’t changed in millennia
How the slave trade ended
Why the British Empire stopped these harrowing transatlantic shipments and their human cargo
Wilhelm Röntgen
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ENVIRONMENT
SEA MONSTERS
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TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN
Killer whales vs great whites
VICIOUS VENOM
Toxic attackers
TACTICAL TEAMWORK
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Rocky shores explored
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The mystery of ball lightning
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TRANSPORT
AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES
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Dornier Seastar
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Rinspeed sQuba
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Amphibious Assault Vehicle
The first to land and the first to fight
Hot-air balloons
How do these gasbags get off the ground
Airport fire engines
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Inside a clean-air plane
Could this strangely shaped private jet be the future of environmentally-friendly flying?
SCIENCE
HOW WE HEAL
Discover the critical biological systems that regenerate our bodies and restore us to health
SKIN DEEP REPAIRS
From bloodshed to scarring, here's how broken skin is restored
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What can the colour of your bruise tell you about its healing stage?
REPAIRING BONES
How does the skeleton fuse together beneath a cast?
OVERCOMING INFECTION
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THE POWER OF SOAP
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HOW SOAP KILLS CORONAVIRUS
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How the coronavirus vaccine works
Could a tiny strip of genetic code end the global pandemic?
SPACE
SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES
Once thought impossible by scientists, supermassive black holes are now believed to be the heart and soul of every galaxy, powering trillions of stars while spanning an area no bigger than our Solar System
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Life cycle of the Sun
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BRAIN DUMP
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