In this issue

ALEKS KROTOSKI
How would you feel if tea was no longer on the supermarket shelves? (We’re breaking out in a cold sweat just thinking about it.)

FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND
NASA is designing a quiet supersonic plane that swaps the earsplitting sonic boom for a ‘sonic thump’.

EDUCATION GUIDE 2021: REMOTE LEARNING EDITION
Whether you want to continue to learn effectively from home, or you fancy embarking on a new career, our expert guide can help.

Mental Health: How Can We Help Elite Sports Competitors Stay Well?

Elite Olympic athletes recently highlighted the mental health issues they faced. A psychologist explains how we could help them

4 mins

Mysteries Of The Abyss

The deep sea is Earth’s last unexplored domain. For the longest time, this enigmatic ecosystem has held within it answers to some of the most important questions in science. Now, a new wave of technologies are powering discoveries that will help us put together the story of Earth’s final frontier

10 mins

Give Flu The Cold Shoulder

There is mounting evidence that braving an icy shower in the morning could keep illness at bay and may even help your brain stay sharp. Brrrrrr!

2 mins

A NICE CUP OF TEA

Worker shortages and the pandemic have left our supermarket shelves emptier than usual. What will it mean if supplies of our favourite drink start to dwindle?

2 mins

Unlocking The Secrets Of Lucid Dreamer's Minds

Even today, scientists don’t know why we dream. But now psychologists have found a way to communicate with lucid dreamers – people who can take control of their dreams – in the hope that they might help us explore what goes on with our brains at night

7 mins

“[THE RESEARCH IS] AKIN TO FINDING A WAY TO TALK WITH AN ASTRONAUT WHO IS ON ANOTHER WORLD”

By now the researchers had broken exciting new ground, successfully achieving two-way communication with participants while they were dreaming.

3 mins

Can You Change Careers In Your 30s?

The events of the last year or so have spurred many to rethink their careers. An occupational psychologist offers some advice on how to make the leap

3 mins

So You Want To Be A Scientist?

Millions of people now use virtual courses to get a taster of what it’s like to learn from experts. Here’s our pick of some of the best STEM offerings out there

3 mins

Can A Corpse Filled With Trapped Gas Explode When Cremated?

Duru Günel and Kerem Günel, Turkey

1 min

How Broken Is James Bond's Body?

Would 007 pass a physical ahead of new movie No Time To Die?

2 mins

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