How It Works UK
Physicists solve a nuclear fusion.mystery with mayonnaise
Nuclear fusion technology could get a breakthrough from an unexpected place: mayonnaise. In a new study, scientists plopped the creamy condiment into a churning machine and set it whirling to see what conditions made it flow.
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How It Works UK
Deep-sea Arctic microbes may harbour next-generation antibiotics
The frigid waters of the Arctic may harbour the secret to a totally new type of antibiotic.
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How It Works UK
A new reactor could triple yields of a valuable chemical
A new reactor could turn wastewater into drinking water while also generating one of the world’s most sought-after chemicals.
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How It Works UK
NASA'S SOLAR SAIL SPREADS ITS WINGS IN SPACE
Over four months after launching to space, a solar-sailing spacecraft has spread its wings above our planet.
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How It Works UK
THE WORLD'S OLDEST PERSON DIES AGED 117 YEARS OLD
Maria Branyas Morera, the oldest person in the world, has died.
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How It Works UK
THE POWER OF WATER
We're hooked on fossil fuels. But hydroelectric power is becoming an increasingly important replacement for coal and oil
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How It Works UK
WHAT IS MORNING SICKNESS?
Why some pregnancies can cause nausea and vomiting
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How It Works UK
20 WEIRDEST SCIENCE MYSTERIES
From dark matter to deep-sea crabs, science still can't fully explain these strange quirks of nature
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How It Works UK
EXPLORING THE MOON'S CAVES
Earth's rocky neighbour is home to a network of unexplored caves, and scientists are keen to take a peek inside
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How It Works UK
Real-time brain stimulation slashes Parkinson's symptoms by half in trials
Brain stimulation that rapidly adjusts in real-time can dramatically reduce Parkinson’s symptoms, an early trial suggests.
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How It Works UK
THE TRIANGULUM GALAXY SHINES IN A NEW HUBBLE IMAGE
A nearby galaxy is shining with star formation in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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How It Works UK
The hottest ocean temperature in 400 years threatens the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is facing the hottest sea surface temperatures in four centuries.
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How It Works UK
Albatross eating mice sentenced to death by 'bombing'
Invasive mice are eating albatrosses alive on a remote island in the Indian Ocean, so conservationists have come up with an explosive solution: ‘bombing’ the mice.
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How It Works UK
XB-1 PROTOTYPE ACES ITS SECOND TEST FLIGHT
Colorado-based company Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft flew for the second time ever on 26 August 2024.
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BBC Countryfile Magazine
Guilt-Free Meat? - Should the world stop eating meat to tackle the climate crisis? Chris Baraniuk meets an experimental farmer who says we don't all have to become vegetarians
Should the world stop eating meat to tackle the climate crisis? Chris Baraniuk meets an experimental farmer who says we don't all have to become vegetarians. Livestock farming around the world is facing scrutiny because of its greenhouse gas emissions. Globally, the sector contributes somewhere between 11.1% and 19.6% of total emissions. Meat production is roughly twice as bad as the production of plant-based food, according to some analyses. And beef is the worst of all. Study after study has suggested that, in order to curtail the devastating effects of climate change, we ought to shift to a diet containing less meat - or even go vegetarian or vegan.
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October 2024
All About Space UK
ZOMBIE STARS
+10 OTHER TERRIFYING SPACE OBJECTS
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All About Space UK
FUTURE TECH KANKOH-MARU
This ambitious reusable spacecraft will be capable of taking 50 people to and from orbit
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All About Space UK
THE FINAL FRONTIER
Beyond the reach of the Sun is a fascinating region of the cosmos that were only just beginning to explore
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All About Space UK
A long-lost moon could explain Mars' weird shape and extreme terrain
A long-lost moon could explain why Mars is so different from the other rocky planets in the Solar System. Today Mars has two tiny moons.
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All About Space UK
MARS LEAKS FASTER WHEN IT'S CLOSER TO THE SUN
The Red Planet has lost enough water to space to form a global ocean hundreds of kilometres deep
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All About Space UK
HOW TO BEAT LIGHT POLLUTION
Thought it was impossible to observe the wonders of the night sky from towns and cities? Think again. Follow our tips and tricks on successfully observing through sky glow
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All About Space UK
15 STUNNING STAR CLUSTERS
These beautiful stellar groupings are spattered across the cosmos
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All About Space UK
Eileen Collins "It was a difficult mission...we were the first to see Mir"
Having served as both the first female pilot and first female commander of NASA's Space Shuttle, Collins boosted the involvement of women in space exploration to a whole new level
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All About Space UK
MYSTERIES OF THE UNI WHERE ARE ALL THE SPIRAL GALAXIES?
There are far fewer spiral galaxies than elliptical ones in the Supergalactic Plane, and scientists are keen to discover why
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All About Space UK
A sprinkling of cosmic dust may have helped kick-start life on Earth
Cosmic dust may have helped kick-start life on Earth. New findings challenge a widely held assumption that this wasn't a plausible explanation.
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BBC Science Focus
THE PILLS TO END AGEING
No longer the stuff of science fiction, affordable treatments that could slow, stop or even reverse your ageing are, thanks to new breakthroughs, less than a decade away... You might even be taking some of them already
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September 2024
BBC Science Focus
CHANGE THE (BODY) CLOCKS
Why the end of British Summer Time can be a wake-up call for our circadian health
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September 2024
BBC Science Focus
Scientists want to build a giant 'bio-vault' on the Moon.Here's why...
Experts say the best place to preserve cells from Earth's most important species is not on this planet
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September 2024
BBC Science Focus
LIVING FOSSILS
FOR SOME CREATURES ALIVE TODAY TIME HAS ALMOST STOOD STILL. MEET THE 'LIVING FOSSILS' THAT GIVE US A GLIMPSE INTO LIFE IN THE DISTANT PAST
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September 2024
BBC Science Focus
ECLIPSES ON DEMAND
Inside an unassuming building, behind a damp car park in Antwerp, Belgium, scientists are teaching two spacecraft to be dance partners for a performance that will take place in front of the Sun.
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