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WELCOME

Issue 181 “The peak of the cycle, called

Moth hatchling

© Getty The hatchlings of the spectacle moth

Earth’s closest nursery

Taken through the lens of the James Webb

Into the Great Blue Hole

© Getty This aerial photo, taken off the

A shuttle for the shuttle

© Getty The NASA 905 was the first

‘Remote-controlled’ human cells implanted in mice

GLOBAL EYE Showcasing the incredible world we live

ASTEROID COLLISIONS OFFER CLUES ABOUT MAGNETIC METEORITES

Artist’s depiction of the metal-rich asteroid Psyche Rubble-pile

Ancient Roman emperor Nero’s theatre discovered

A rchaeologists in Rome think they may have

Man develops two different ‘flesheating’ bacterial infections

GLOBAL EYE

UNEARTHED 500-YEAR-OLD GOLD COINS WERE HASTILY HIDDEN DURING A DANGEROUS SITUATION

One of the four gold coins discovered at

A mystery cosmic object is identified as dead star remains

© Alamy / Getty /NASA/CXC/RIT/J.Kastner et al/STScI A strange

EUROPE’S NEW ARIANE 6 ROCKET LAUNCH SLIPS TO 2024

GLOBAL EYE

Plastic-eating fungi may help tackle Earth’s pollution crisis

Fungi samples were taken from the Dimbulagala dry

Google’s ‘mind-reading’ AI knows music preferences based on brain signals

Scientists used AI to translate people’s brain activity into

Cape Cod is a huge hotspot for great white sharks

GLOBAL EYE

Yellowstone’s geysers are at risk of extinction from climate change

Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser is the tallest active geyser

CHINA TESTS THE WORLD’S LARGEST SOLAR TELESCOPE ARRAY

An aerial view of the construction site of

WISH LIST

The latest STUDY GADGETS

SOLAR MAXIMUM

The Sun’s 11-year cycle and its upcoming peak have been making headlines recently. Here’s how it could affect us on Earth

BRAINDUMP

Amazing answers to curious questions

EYEWITNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EVERY THING

The latest book releases for curious minds

BRAIN GYM

Give your brain a puzzle workout

MEASURE THE SUN’S DIAMETER

Practical projects to try at home

INBOX

Speak your mind

FAST FACTS

Amazing trivia that will blow your mind

WHAT IS JUPITER MADE OF?

Plunge beneath the surface of the Solar System’s largest planet

RESCUE AT SEA

From the hammering surf to the ocean’s depths, these vehicles retrieve the missing and stranded

FRACKING UNCOVERED

With fossil fuels in ever-scarcer supply, fracking may soon be coming to a location near you. But what does that mean for you and your home?

WHAT IS ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE?

This invisible force drives the world’s weather

WHY WE DREAM

The science behind your slumber and the benefits of drifting off to dreamland

HOW FOOD IS FERMENTED

This ancient preservation technique transforms foods’ taste and appearance

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN INVENTIONS

Discover the weird and wonderful technological accomplishments of one of the earliest civilisations

HOW HUMANS EVOLVED

Step through history, from the first walking humans to the Homo sapiens of today

WHO DISCOVERED THE SOLAR SYSTEM?

How mathematical masterminds and innovative technology helped unveil what was beyond Earth

HOW AIRCRAFT GO MISSING

The disappearance of Flight MH370 shows that even with today’s technology, planes can simply vanish. But why is that, and how can we stop it happening?

WHAT IS A GYROSCOPE?

Here’s how this peculiar instrument seemingly defies gravity

INSIDE A BATTERY FACTORY

We visited a gigafactory to find out how the world’s greenest car batteries are made

INSIDE A LIGHTHOUSE

Discover the tried-and-tested technology behind these maritime navigational beacons

THE WEIRD WORLD OF MOULD

The strangest, deadliest, most disgusting and useful moulds found on Earth

WHY MOSQUITOES BITE

How a tiny blood meal sustains these insects

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE TIPPING POINT?

Discover what might happen if we reach this critical threshold, and how we can prevent it