How It Works UK
HOW COAL IS MINED
Extracting the fossilised remains of prehistoric animals can be a dangerous business – for people and the environment
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How It Works UK
HOME GADGETS EXPLAINED
We often take the technology that keeps our homes running for granted, but here's how they actually work
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How It Works UK
3.47-billion-year-old meteorite crater discovered in Australia
Scientists in Australia have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater, thanks to pristine structures created by the blast in the rock.
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How It Works UK
Iguanas sailed 5,000 miles on rafts 34 million years ago
Around 34 million years ago, iguanas undertook the longest known transoceanic trip of any terrestrial species, sailing one-fifth of the way around the world from North America to set up home in Fiji.
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How It Works UK
The ocean's 'heart' may be slowing down
Melting Antarctic ice is slowing Earth's strongest ocean current.
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How It Works UK
HOW FIREFIGHTING AEROPLANES WORK
Aerial firefighters are essential machines used to cover and contain rapid-spreading wildfires
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How It Works UK
WHAT IS JAUNDICE?
This condition, common in newborns, can turn skin and eyes a shade of yellow
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How It Works UK
Genius ape who could understand English and play Minecraft dies
Kanzi, a male bonobo with an advanced aptitude for language, has died at the age of 44, according to the Ape Initiative, a conservation and research centre in Des Moines, Iowa, where he had lived since 2004.
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How It Works UK
Giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves'
We finally know where two giant blobs in Earth's middle layer came from - and they're a mismatched pair.
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How It Works UK
Scientists break down plastic waste using air
Scientists have developed a new method to break down plastic waste using moisture from the air.
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How It Works UK
New cells discovered in the eye could help restore vision
Scientists have identified never-before-seen cells in the human eye that could potentially help reverse vision loss caused by common diseases such as macular degeneration.
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How It Works UK
The Extremely Large Telescope could detect signs of alien life
The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in northern Chile, will give us a better view of the Milky Way than any ground-based telescope before it.
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How It Works UK
MONSTERS OF THE DEEP
Dive deep below the ocean's surface to discover razor-mouth viperfish, animaleating sponges and other fearsome and fascinating creatures that lurk in the midnight depths
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How It Works UK
10 AMAZING EARTH FACTS
From its active core to its explosive surface, scientists have made incredible discoveries about the past, present and future of the rock we call home
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How It Works UK
BENEATH OUR FEET
A TREASURE TROVE OF INCREDIBLE AMATEUR DISCOVERIES IN BRITAIN
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How It Works UK
HOW TO DIG FOR TREASURE
There's a lot more to a detectorist's hobby than picking up a metal detector and sweeping a field. Here's how to responsibly prepare for a fun day out, detecting techniques and, perhaps most importantly, the law
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How It Works UK
DEADLY ASTEROID CLOSE CALLS
Asteroid 2024 YR4 may not be the serious threat it was once thought to be, but scientists are still concerned about the possibility of future asteroid collisions
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How It Works UK
HOW WINE IS MADE
From grape to glass, the ancient process of making one of the world's most popular beverages
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How It Works UK
IS OUR UNIVERSE THE ONLY ONE?
Might our universe – as vast as it is – be simply one of many? We look at the growing evidence that there's more than one cosmos out there
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How It Works UK
NATURE'S MOST TOXIC ROCKS
Why these sparkling crystalline minerals are among the most hazardous rocks in nature
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BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Earth welcomes 'stranded' space duo
The pair unexpectedly spent nine months longer than intended on the ISS
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May 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
NASA fires chief scientist
The move could signal a shift from science to exploration
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May 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Stargazing without stars
Even if clouds stop play, you can still make a cosmic connection, says Eva Adorisio
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May 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
How animals use the stars
The animal world is intricately entwined with the night sky. Naturalist Megan Shersby looks at some fascinating ways that animals take their cues from the cosmos
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May 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The behind the stars star signs
An astronomer's journey through the real zodiac
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May 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Are we ALONE? We asked the experts
Four specialists in the hunt for extraterrestrial life tell Ezzy Pearson how they're hoping to find aliens
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May 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Killer supernovae devastated life on Earth - twice
Nearby star deaths may have caused two of our planet's mass extinctions
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May 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Sky-Watcher Wave 100i mount and tripod
Want a whisper-quiet, lightweight and effortless mount? This could tempt you
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May 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
A unique view of Baily's beads
This award-winning eclipse sequence reveals the Moon's rugged peaks
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May 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Stephen Hawking
Hawking's work revolutionised our ideas about how the Universe began
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