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REGULARS
Feathered caterpillar
This is the caterpillar stage of the common
Cat’s tongue
This is the surface of a domestic cat’s
Shaping Mount Mayon
Mount Mayon is located on Luzon, the Philippines,
Carbon star
A carbon star is a luminous type of
Ferris-wheel-sized chunk of the Moon is orbiting suspiciously close to Earth
GLOBAL EYE Showcasing the incredible world we live
EARTH’S LOWER ATMOSPHERE IS EXPANDING
The lowest part of Earth’s atmosphere has been
Triassic skulls unearthed in Greenland reveal ‘cold bone’ dinosaur
A huge dinosaur that roamed Greenland 214 million
‘Balding’ black holes prove Einstein right again on general relativity
This visualisation of a black hole shows its
PATIENT’S IMMUNE SYS TEM CURES HIV
An artist’s illustration of the HIV virus In
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is 40 times deeper than the Mariana Trench
O n Jupiter, a storm’s been brewing for
Diamond hauled from deep inside Earth holds neverbefore-seen mineral
W ithin a diamond hauled from deep beneath
DRUG TO TREAT GENE TIC CAUSE OF DWARFISM APPROVED
Voxzogo is being developed by BioMarin Pharmaceutical The
Polar bear parts are being smuggled around the world
P eople have smuggled hundreds of bear body
Astronomers discover a ‘barrier’ around the centre of the Milky Way
An artist’s illustration of the Milky Way’s centre,
Earliest evidence of mercury poisoning in humans found in 5,000-year-old bones
High levels of mercury were likely caused by
FISH RUB UP AGAINS T GREAT WHITE SHARKS
Fish bravely use sharks’ rough skin to clean
WISH LIST
The latest CHILDREN’S BINOCULARS
USING A GIANT L ASER
Despite the laser’s enormous size, all the real
NIF AND SPACE RESEARCH
The immense heat and light of the Sun
NIF IN SPACE EXPERIMENTS
We speak to Jena Meinecke, who used the laser to study cosmic magnetic fields
BRAINDUMP
Amazing answers to your curious questions
THE LIBRARY
The latest book releases for curious minds
DEF Y GRAVIT Y WITH FORKS
What keeps this contraption suspended on a toothpick?
INBOX
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THE WORLD ’S BIGGEST LASER
Why America’s National Ignition Facility is recreating the conditions that exist inside stars
HOW THE GIANT L ASER WORKS
The ultimate purpose of NIF is to focus
SCIENCE
SEEING SOUNDS AND SMELLING COLOURS
How does synesthesia combine the senses?
GOLD: THE RICH ELEMENT
How this versatile, unique metal forms, and how it’s extracted and used today
WHAT IS CHEMOTHERAPY?
Discover how powerful drugs can be used to destroy cancer cells
TRANSPORT
EXTREME DESERT RACING
The vehicles and technology behind the Dakar Rally, the toughest cross-country race in the world
WHAT MAKES AWINNING RALLY CAR?
The Volkswagen Race Touareg achieved three consecutive wins at the Dakar Rally
COOLING WITH SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Controlling the temperature of vehicles and drivers is
AUTONOMOUS FREIGHT
The world’s first all-electric crewless cargo ship
HISTORY
HOW ANCIENT L ANGUAGES ARE DECIPHERED
It took more than 20 years to translate the Rosetta Stone
WHAT WAS THE BAT TLE OF THE AL AMO?
The outcome of this two-week battle between Mexican and Texian forces proved pivotal in the Texas Revolution
WHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE?
This imaginary line separates time, running from the North Pole to the South Pole
ENVIRONMENT
BIGGEST NATURAL DISASTERS
Eight times that nature caused widespread chaos and destruction
HOW BRITAIN BECAME AN ISL AND
The real Brexit started more than 8,000 years ago
HOW CUCKOOS TRICK OTHER BIRDS
Discover the cunning parenting of the cuckoo
TECHNOLOGY
WHAT IS QUANTUM COMPUTING?
How the ability to be in two places at once is heralding a new era of ultra-powerful computers
DAWN OF A NEW ERA
Where quantum computers could really come into their
HOW HEAT PUMPS WORK
These machines use cold outdoor air to heat homes
HOW DOES A COFFEE MACHINE WORK?
Take a look inside the Nespresso CitiZ coffee maker
SPACE
WATER ON MARS
Orbiters and rovers have found evidence of a watery past on the Red Planet. But why is this evidence so important?
NASA’S SPACE ARCHAEOLOGIST
A mission is being sent to explore ancient asteroids that orbit alongside Jupiter. Here’s everything you need to know about Lucy
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