REALITY CHECK: Find out about the science behind the headlines. This issue: is heavy metal bad for your mental health? Can trans athletes be integrated into women’s
sports? Has Blue Planet II had an impact on plastic pollution?, NEW SECRETS OF
THE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE What a tiny image tells us about one of the biggest
mysteries in the Universe...

THE EYES THAT WATCH THE SKY

The advanced new satellite that will reveal how humans are changing Earth’s atmosphere.

BED BUGS VS THE WORLD

Why the bloodthirsty bugs are so hard to kill and why they could be about to spread.

GOING ROGUE

How more planets than you think are wandering interstellar space after becoming untethered from their home stars.

5 SIMPLE WAYS TO RECLAIM YOUR ATTENTION!

Modern life is distracting and our brains are primed for constant interruption. Here’s how you can learn
to regain your focus.

REALITY CHECK
The science behind the headlines: Should children be banned from social media apps? Is digital healthcare excluding those most in need? And why more screening isn’t necessarily the best approach for tackling prostate cancer.

SPACE ODDITIES
Check out the weirdest places in the Universe, from an egg-shaped star to an exoplanet where the rain is made of glass and falls horizontally..

DR DEAN BURNETT
Finding it difficult to keep hitting the gym? You’re not lazy – it’s your brain that’s to blame.

IN THE LINE OF FIRE
The recent eruptions in Iceland signal the start of a new phase of volcanic activity. And no one knows how long it could last.

TIME TO CHANGE
Feel like there are never enough hours in the day? Science can help you beat the clock and avoid burnout.

WHITE HOLES
What happens when a black hole dies? Carlo Rovelli reveals how they could rebound into a new, reflected form.

THE BEST SCIENCE IMAGES OF 2023
The most awe-inspiring shots from around the world.

HOW TO MASTER YOUR METABOLISM
Science-backed tips to help you fine-tune your body’s calorie-burning furnace..

2023 IN SCIENCE
A look back at the biggest stories in space, medicine, physics and technology from the past 12 months.

FARM OF THE FUTURE
Join the Planet Earth III film crew as they go behind the scenes of a high-tech city farm that’s trying to change the way we grow our food.

UNDER THE HOOD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Prof Mike Wooldridge is lifting the lid on AI at this year’s Royal Institute Christmas Lectures...

DR KATIE MACK
The JWST has seen galaxies that should be ‘impossible’. But we don’t need to rewrite the rules of astrophysics just yet.

DEEP AND BROODY
Join the Planet Earth III team to pay a visit to the octopus garden that’s hidden 3,000m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

THE SCIENCE OF DOCTOR WHO
Discover how the Doctor is putting the science into science fiction..

RESCUE BOTS
Meet the robots who’ll come to your aid when you’re stuck in the places other people can’t reach.

THE NEW SCIENCE OF SPOTTING A LIAR
Forget physical tells, polygraph tests or neuroimaging, we’ve never been able to accurately tell if someone is lying. But that’s about to change.

GHOST PARTICLES OF THE MILKY WAY
Find out how a giant ice cube and an elusive subatomic particle are helping to usher in a new era of astronomy.

REALITY CHECK
The science behind the headlines: Why group exercise could be the key to greater fitness; why tech-free breaks might not improve your wellbeing; and why slower traffic saves lives.

ALIEN EARTHS
The James Webb Space Telescope is redefining our view of space. But there are already more ambitious observatories being developed with the aim of spotting the habitable planets that Webb can’t see.

PROF STEPHON ALEXANDER
Big Bangs, Big Crunches and Big Bounces… physicists are questioning how the Universe began.

THE POWER OF HABIT
Whether they’re good or bad, habits can have a profound effect on your life. But understanding a little of the psychology behind them, can help you make or break them.

DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN
The space around Earth is filling up with satellites, both functional and defunct, jeopardising our continued use of it. But there are plans afoot to clear up the potentially catastrophic mess..

REALITY CHECK
The science behind the headlines: Can mewing improve your jawline? Could aliens be signalling us using black holes? What are the risks of becoming a father late in life?

CHRIS PACKHAM VERSUS THE WORLD
We speak to the Springwatch frontman about his epic new series, which delves into the extreme events that shaped the history of the planet we call home..

PROF STEPHON ALEXANDER
How free-form jazz is helping to untangle quantum weirdness.

INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
Fungal parasites hijack their insect hosts and use their bodies as food and vessels for reproduction… and it’s as gruesome as it sounds..

MATTER MADE MAGIC
Whether it’s wood, wool or ink, you can do some incredible things with these materials if you know how to exploit their natural characteristics.

THE MYSTERIES OF EARTH’S CORE
The ground beneath our feet may be solid. But dig a little further down and you soon discover just how much uncertainty there is about the inside of our planet..

MENTAL HEALTH IS OTHER PEOPLE
Physical fitness is all well and good, but are we paying enough attention to our social fitness.

IS SOCIAL MEDIA RUINING CHILDHOOD?
TikTok and Instagram: good or bad? Actually, it’s a lot more complicated than that..

3 RULES BEHIND EVERY DIET THAT WORKS
Fed up with reading dodgy dieting advice online? We asked obesity expert Prof Giles Yeo to tell us what really works.

DOWN ON THE ROBOT FARM
In some parts of the world, it’s a struggle to recruit agricultural labourers to help with weeding, harvesting and ploughing. Could farmbots help meet the demands?

DR RADHA MODGIL
Research-backed ways to help boost your wellbeing.

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SLIME
Slime is everywhere, and without it, life on Earth would probably not exist. Let us tell you the glorious story of goo. Now, once upon a slime…

Psychology It’s time to stop treating the midlife crisis like a joke.Night Sky Light pollution is drowning out the  tars.COVID All you need to know about the new variant

DR RADHA MODGIL
There’s no need to beat yourself up if you’ve already broken your New Year’s resolutions.

GOONHILLY: TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
In November 2022, a little-known station in the southwest of England made history as it tracked the Artemis 1 mission to the Moon and back. And it’s just getting started..

HEALTH TARGETS DO THEY WORK?
Five-a-day, 10,000 steps, 2,000 calories...
How recommended daily allowances stand up to modern science

Michael Mosley
Eccentric exercise: how to make your workout more efficient.

DR KATE DARLING
We can now have a ‘real’ conversation with an AI, but who is benefiting from this tête-à-tête?

2022 IN SCIENCE
A recap of some of the year’s biggest stories from the fields of medicine, biology, climate change, dinosaurs and space.

THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE’S FIRST YEAR IN SPACE
Here, we showcase some of the telescope’s best images and discoveries to date..

DR RADHA MODGIL
Why a good night’s sleep could be the best way to charge up your empathy battery.

NEXT STOP: THE MOON
Plucky robots have been trundling across the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna, in order to test out autonomous tech for landing on the Moon..

FIRST CONTACT
AN ALIEN SIGNAL IS DISCOVERED. WHAT HEPPENS NEXT?

Why positive thinking BOOSTS YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH

The spacecraft that NASA SMASHED INTO AN ASTEROID

WELCOME TO NEMO’S GARDEN
Beneath the waves off Noli, Italy, scientists are growing plants in underwater biospheres to explore the limits of farming.

INTO THE UNKNOWN
The spacecraft of the future will take us to parts of the Solar System we’ve never seen before.

THE MYSTERY OF MIGRAINES
Millions of people suffer from the agony of migraines, yet we still don’t fully understand the condition, and there isn’t even a tablet that can make them go away..

DR JULIA SHAW
Scientists are building virtual children for psychologists, police and social workers to practise interview techniques.

POPCORN SCIENCE
What’s the biology behind the elves’ extended lifespans in The Lord Of The Rings?

DR KATE DARLING
Why do we look upon our robotic vacuum cleaners with affection and even give them names, but universally hate other forms of artificial intelligence? We’re looking at you, Microsoft Clippy...

FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO ROCK
Take a trip around the world with geologist Mika McKinnon, as she explores some of the weirdest rock formations on Earth.

THE EYES HAVE IT
One pair of front-facing eyes isn’t the only way to see the world. Dr Helen Pilcher looks at the other beautiful and bizarre arrangements seen in the animal kingdom.

THE GREAT HOPE FOR FUSION
Take a peek inside the reactors that may be on the brink of cracking nuclear fusion..

REALITY CHECK
The science behind the headlines. Is there such a thing as ‘vampire electronics’? Are some people highly sensitive, and what’s the science behind this new label? Do girls avoid physics because the maths is too hard?

PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT
Take a look inside some of the most extraordinary science experiments in the world, from the coldest, to the hottest, to the highest.

MICHAEL MOSLEY
Beetroot – that muchmaligned vegetable – can supercharge your athletic performance and boost your heart health. Better start forcing it down…

A WHOLE NEW WHORL
Marine biologist Dr Helen Scales takes us beneath the waves to show us the stories that shells can reveal about their inhabitants..

THE GREAT MOON RUSH
Why the world’s superpowers and billionaires are in a hurry to get back to the Moon.

MICHAEL MOSLEY
Why it’s time to throw out your fitness tracker, and embrace Active 10. 

THE RACE FOR THE MOON
No human has set foot on the Moon for decades. But an armada of exciting new missions are set to explore the lunar surface once more.

YOUR PRODUCTIVE BRAIN
How much truth is there behind the myths of how to be more productive, and do we all need to be setting our alarms for 4am?

AN IMMUNE SYSTEM FOR THE PLANET
Can we build a global defence system that could help protect us when the next pandemic arrives?

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