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WELCOME

“There was a huge surge in sightings around

MEET THIS ISSUE ’S EXPERTS

ANDY EXTANCE Andy is a science writer. He

A moth’s mouth

© Getty The proboscis, also known as the

Devil ray migration

© Getty This aerial view shows a group

Mars selfie

© NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Here is NASA’s Curiosity rover atop

Massive comet is headed our way

GLOBAL EYE Showcasing the incredible world we live

American bumblebee could be endangered

The American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus) population has plummeted

CEMENT FOUND IN MAN’S HEART

Hospital treatment left this patient with cement in

Climate change is making Earth dimmer

An image taken from the International Space Station

EXPLORERS ADD EIGHT MILES TO RECORD- BREAKING CAVE

The longest known cave system just set a

Vegetarian ants have steak-knife teeth

A leafcutter ant (Atta cephalotes) using its metal-laced

COVID relative found in Laos bats

Data collected from Laotian bats is strengthening the

SCIENTIS TS PINPOINT THE AGE OF MOLTEN ‘EINS TEIN RING’

New science from a stunning 2020 Hubble image

Melting ‘glue’ sent enormous iceberg to its doom

A massive iceberg was calved from the Larsen

Prehistoric people raised deadly cassowaries

Cassowaries are considered one of the world’s most

MOUNTAIN GOAT KILLS GRIZZLY BEAR WITH ITS HORNS

After being attacked by a female grizzly bear,

Rare three-sun planet may lurk in Orion’s nose

T here’s now even more evidence that a

WISH LIST

The latest CODING TOY TECH

BRAINDUMP

Amazing answers to your curious questions

THE LIBRARY

The latest book releases for curious minds

TURN A PENNY GREEN

Transform your loose change overnight with the chemical power of kitchen ingredients

INBOX Speak your mind

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What Are UFOs?

Unidentified flying objects do exist, but they have a range of different explanations

WHAT DO PL ANETS SOUND LIK E?

From Martian winds to Saturn’s aurorae, how sounds add to our understanding of the planets

WHAT IS THE MULTIVERSE?

Could the universe we know just be one of infinite universes?

NASA ONMARS

How Mars missions of the past and present have greatly shaped our knowledge of the Red Planet

ROGER CHAFFEE

The life of this skilled astronaut was cut short by a tragic accident

COMMUNISM VS FASCISM

What are these two opposing ideologies?

WONDERS OF THE LYCURGUS CUP

How the Romans used nanotechnology to transform this ancient chalice

ELECTRICITY BASICS

The science of resistance, inductance and capacitance

HOW LUMINOL WORKS

The blue glow of this forensic chemical can indicate a violent crime has taken place

WHY YOUR HEART BEATS

See inside the pump at the core of our bodies and explore its crucial role

CENTRIFUGAL VS CENTRIPETAL

There’s a dizzying difference between these forces of circular motion

INSIDE THE ATARI 2600

This groundbreaking console spawned a new era of home entertainment

WHAT IS THE DARKNET ?

Why the internet we see is just the tip of the iceberg

HOW PL ASMACUT TERS WORK

The science behind these efficient metal-slicing tools

JOURNEY TO THE Carboniferous PERIOD

What life on Earth was like more than 300 million years ago, and how it gave us coal

THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST SNAKES

What makes these reptiles so lethal?

INSIDE THE SECRET SPACE PLANE

What do we know about the US Department of Defense’s X-37B orbital vehicle?