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CAST ADRIFT

This image, taken by photographer Gilad Topaz, shows adventurers floating in the freezing Baltic Sea in the north of Sweden, just 50 miles from the Arctic Circle.

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WEIRD SCIENCE

A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.

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BOOK CLUB

There is just over one week left to take part in our Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest.

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Wildlife watch

Jenny Ackland uncovers some amazing natural wonders you can spot as summer comes to a close.

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GIRL POWER!

Daisy Dobrijevic discovers the queen bees and alpha females of the animal kingdom.

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Scientists spot birth of a new solar system

Space scientists have spotted the birth of a solar system for the first time.

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HEDGEHOG HOSPITAL

A young hedgehog is nursed back to health at the Pembrokeshire Hogspital, a rescue centre that cares for sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs.

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Stealthy marine reptile surprised prey

Giant prehistoric sea creatures known as Temnodontosaurus sneaked up on their prey and caught them unawares, according to new research.

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Drones clean up Everest

Flying garbage collectors are helping to tackle Mount Everest's waste problem.

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Are driverless cars a good idea?

Are self-driving cars a step in the right direction, or something that can't be trusted?

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HEADSCRATCHERS

Our expert, Darren Naish, has the answers to all of your dinosaur questions.

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How many types of insect are there?

Scientists estimate that insects make up 90% of all animal species.

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A ladybird summer

Warmer than average weather this year has seen a boom in ladybird numbers in the UK, say experts.

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THE LAB

Three things to make and do

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CHAOS RULES

Sarah Wild unlocks the hidden patterns that control the universe.

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Finding the Titanic

Relive the search for the “unsinkable ship\" that sank and was lost in the ocean depths.

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THE HIT LIST

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Cancer-fighting fungus found in King Tut's tomb

Could a deadly fungus be used to save people's lives?

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SCIENCE WORLD

Check out some LEGO art, see the world through wasps’ eyes and get active this month.

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Punam Krishan

Meet the doctor who wants to teach young people life-saving skills.

How It Works UK

SALLY RIDE MEMORABILIA COLLECTION SELLS FOR OVER £100,000

A set of memorabilia chronicling Sally Ride’s pioneering path to space just fetched a pretty penny at auction.

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WHY ARE SMOKE DETECTORS RADIOACTIVE?

These devices use a radioactive element to help sniff out smoke and alert you to a potential fire

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NEANDERTHAL INVENTIONS

These caveman creations kept our ancient hunter-gatherer relatives alive

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SOUTH KOREA WANTS TO BUILD A MOON BASE BY 2045

South Korea's space ambitions keep growing. The nation wants to build a Moon base by 2045, The Korea Times reported on 17 July, citing a long-term exploration road map that the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) laid out that same day.

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THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL LASERS

What happens when a beam of energy 100 times the power of the global electricity grid is concentrated onto a pinpoint?

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TRACKING SEA MONSTERS

How a NASA star-mapping tool is being put to a new use - following the largest fish in the sea, whale sharks

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WORLD'S BIGGEST SPACE AGENCIES

Between their rivalries and collaborations, how have the world's top national space agencies contributed to our knowledge of the cosmos?

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DISCOVERING THE TITANIC

Finding the remains of this iconic liner on the seabed was no easy feat, but after more than seven decades the wreckage revealed itself

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HOW SNAILS BUILD A SHELL

All they need is a specialised organ, some calcium-rich food and time

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Severed bow of US warship finally found in the South Pacific

The bow section of the US warship USS New Orleans, which was blown off by a Japanese torpedo in 1942, has been located near the island of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. Although the ship survived the attack, more than 180 of the crew on board the heavy cruiser were killed when one of the ship's magazines of ammunition was hit by a torpedo and detonated, tearing off the front of the vessel.