How It Works UK
The bizarre evolutionary roots of upside-down baobab trees revealed
The iconic 'upside-down' baobab tree first emerged on the island of Madagascar, new research into its tangled evolutionary history has revealed.
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How It Works UK
HOW AEROPLANE ESCAPE HATCHES WORK
Discover the engineering that allows an entire commercial aircraft to be evacuated in under two minutes
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Issue 192
How It Works UK
New antivenom invented for black widow spider bites
Scientists have invented a new antivenom for European black widow spider bites that uses human antibodies to mitigate the effects of the arachnid’s painful toxins.
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How It Works UK
HOW ANIMALS LIVE IN EXTREMES
Surviving in some of the world's harshest environments is tough, but not for these robust species
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How It Works UK
HOW TO OPERATE ON THE BRAIN
The procedures and surgical techniques that tackle problems inside your skull
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How It Works UK
AMAZING OLYMPIC INNOVATIONS
The 2024 Summer Olympics comes with an array of inspired inventions, from performance-enhancing footwear to Al-powered judges
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How It Works UK
50,000-year-old Neanderthal bones harbour the oldest known human viruses
Meanderthals who lived 50,000 years ago were infected with three viruses that still affect modern humans today, researchers have discovered.
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How It Works UK
The James Webb Space Telescope sees the birth of three ancient galaxies
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may have detected some of the earliest galaxies in the known universe in the midst of being born.
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How It Works UK
Canadian 'super pigs' are likely to invade the northern US
Feral 'super pigs' in Canada could soon trample across the US border.
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How It Works UK
Heavy metals in Beethoven's hair may explain his deafness
High levels of heavy metals detected in Ludwig van Beethoven's hair reveal that he may have had lead poisoning, possibly contributing to his deafness and other illnesses.
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All About Space UK
The Pentagon wants the commercial space reserve to support military satellites in orbit
The US Department of Defense is developing a plan to use the ever-growing American commercial space industry for national security purposes.
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All About Space UK
The Milky Way's halo is filled with ‘magnetic doughnuts' as wide as 100,000 light years
The outer halo of the Milky Way is filled with magnetic fields that take the shape of vast doughnuts with diameters ranging from 12,000 to 100,000 light years, with the heart of our galaxy at their centre.
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Issue 157
All About Space UK
DOES A COSMIC 'GLITCH' IN GRAVITY CHALLENGE ALBERT EINSTEIN'S GREATEST THEORY?
Gravity changes once you reach a cosmic scale
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All About Space UK
UNIVERSE BEFORE TIME
Could the existence of a mirror-image cosmos before the Big Bang solve some of the biggest mysteries in astronomy?
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All About Space UK
MOON TOUR HELL
Finding this fascinating crater isnt as hard as its name suggests...
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All About Space UK
STARQUAKES
STARS ARE PLAYING A COSMIC CONCERTO THAT CAN REVEAL THE DEEP SECRETS OF THEIR INTERIORS
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All About Space UK
PROJECT DRAGONFLY
The innovative laser sail technology that could propel us to interstellar space
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All About Space UK
THE TEN BEST IMAGES TAKEN FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
The orbiting laboratory has a unique view of Earth and its surroundings
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All About Space UK
Chris Hadfield "It feels like magic”
The first Canadian to walk in space tells us about his life in Earth orbit, his music and photography and why he broke into a space station with an army knife
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All About Space UK
MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE:IS THERE ANOTHER PLANET BEYOND NEPTUNE?
There are now five lines of evidence suggesting the existence of Planet Nine
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All About Space UK
Stars give tiny planets a gravitational 'squeeze' to strip away their atmospheres
A scientist has learned more about the violent processes that rip atmospheres away from planets, finding that squashing and squeezing by a parent star can contribute to this process.
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All About Space UK
DEEP SKY CHALLENGE : STELLAR TREASURES OF THE ARCHER AND SCORPION
Summer skies are stuffed full of amazing objects for your telescope - if you're prepared to stay up late
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All About Space UK
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Alongside Earth, our planetary neighbourhood is changing, but it’s not for the better…
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All About Space UK
LONG AGO, A LAKE ON MARS MAY HAVE BEEN SPRAWLING WITH MICROBES
Curiosity discovered manganese oxide in bedrock in a Martian region that may have been a shoreline billions of years ago
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All About Space UK
THIS MONTH'S PLANETS
Most of the planets are tricky targets this month, but our guide will help you locate them
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BBC Science Focus
INTERMITTENT FASTING AND CORRECTLY TIMED WORKOUTS ARE KEY TO FAT LOSS, SAYS STUDY
A new approach to dieting and exercise could help you lose weight and enhance your health
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June 2024
BBC Science Focus
EARTHQUAKE 'SWARMS' CAUSED BY SNOW AND RAINFALL
Increased water may be affecting fluid pressure in the Earth's cracks... and climate change will make it worse
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June 2024
BBC Science Focus
MAJOR STUDY SHOWS HOW ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS CHANGE YOUR LIFESPAN, IF YOU'RE NOT EATING YOUR VEG
While ultra-processed food is bad for your health, a decades-long study suggests it may not be as harmful as previously thought
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June 2024
BBC Science Focus
HOW THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN NUCLEAR FORENSICS MAY HELP CLEAN UP CHERNOBYL
Contrary to popular belief, radioactive material doesn't glow. But a team of nuclear forensics experts are working on a device to make it do just that. BBC Science Focus's Noa Leach meets the scientists behind the innovative device
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June 2024
BBC Science Focus
INSIDE THE 3D, NANOSCALE ATLAS THAT REVEALS A FRACTION OF THE HUMAN BRAIN
The map is now the highest-resolution picture of the human brain ever created
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