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Killer asteroids: how safe are we, really?
A new study suggests we're safe from big impacts, but it's the small ones we have to worry about
3 min |
Issue 73
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HOW TO THINK RATIONALLY ABOUT AI
The entire planet is hooked on the conversation about AI and its sinister future. But if you ask those in the know (and we have), our future with machines looks entirely different to what the world's CEOs would have us believe. Here's how to stop worrying and maybe learn to love AI...
6 min |
Issue 73
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Jazz could be the key to understanding quantum physics
An improvising soloist can play any note they want next. At the quantum level, electrons have a similar freedom
3 min |
Issue 73
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INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
The hit TV show The Last of Us imagined an apocalypse caused by a Cordyceps fungus turning humans into zombies. For many insects, real life isn't much different...
5 min |
Issue 73
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COULD ONE BOMB DESTROY THE WORLD?
How big a bang are arms manufacturers capable of creating?
2 min |
Issue 73
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THE THREAT OF DAY ZERO
Queues at public water taps could become normal. What can we do to avoid them?
4 min |
Issue 73
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Dark Earth: scientists unveil a new 'secret weapon' to combat deforestation
Ancient soil from the heart of the Amazon could help restore the planet's depleted rainforests
2 min |
Issue 73
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CAN SCIENCE TURN A NIGHT OWL INTO A MORNING LARK?
If you're a night owl, you probably have a hard time dealing with a world that starts at 8am. But can science help you tinker with your body clock to make it easier to rise with the larks?
9 min |
Issue 73
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THE MOST COLOURFUL SIGHTS ON EARTH
Long-distance travel is lovely, but it saves a bit of cash if we bring some of the planet's most spectacular natural places to you
4 min |
Issue 73
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DO YOUR GENES INFLUENCE YOUR TASTE IN FOOD?
How DNA plays a role in shaping your menu choices
3 min |
Issue 73
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GENEEDITED FOOD: WHERE'S MY SUPER MEAL?
Can gene editing create 'superfoods' that actually live up to the hype? Well, maybe...
3 min |
May/June 2023
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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SLIME
Runny noses, slippery sea creatures and that impossible-to-clean bit behind your sink all have one thing in common: slime. While it might make us cringe, life on Earth would be very different without it...
7 min |
May/June 2023
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A VOLCANO ON VENUS HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF A RECENT ERUPTION
Images taken by the Magellan space probe in the 1990s could show evidence of eruptions or magma flow
3 min |
May/June 2023
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Wild rats living in New York City sewers are carrying coronavirus
More than 15% of rats captured in wastewater systems tested positive for the virus
1 min |
May/June 2023
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Do weighted blankets really work for anxiety and insomnia?
A weighted blanket contains glass beads, plastic pellets, ball weight.
1 min |
May/June 2023
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3 RULES BEHIND EVERY DIET THAT WORKS
We're fed up with navigating all the tips and advice online telling us how to lose weight, so we asked an obesity expert to reveal whether anything actually works for weight loss
9 min |
May/June 2023
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HOW TO AVOID THEM AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET BITTEN
With the number of critters on the rise, the UK is seeing increasing cases of tick-borne viruses already established in South Africa
3 min |
May/June 2023
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ARE MERMAIDS REAL?
A marine biologist reveals whether a half-human, half-fish could survive beneath the waves
3 min |
May/June 2023
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Compounds essential for life found in samples collected from a near-earth asteroid
Samples collected during Hayabusa2's trip to the asteroid Ryugu contain uracil, a substance present in RNA
1 min |
May/June 2023
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Complete circuitry of an insect brain mapped for the first time
The model shows every single neuron and connection in the brain of a fruit fly larva
1 min |
May/June 2023
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ANXIETY
Your ultimate guide to understanding, coping and conquering the inner demons
10 min |
May/June 2023
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Is social media ruining childhood?
It's tempting to think that our digital lives on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat are at fault, but there might be something altogether more analogue going on
9 min |
May/June 2023
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Revealed: the spacesuit astronauts will wear for the next moonwalk
NASA has teamed up with private company Axiom Space to design its next-generation suits
1 min |
May/June 2023
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Climate change is already having an effect... On our mental wellbeing
People's growing anxiety about the future of the planet is becoming increasingly obvious, but it's not an entirely bad thing
3 min |
March/April 2023
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THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB MAN
Men are losing friends and struggling to make new ones – and missing out on powerful health benefits in the process. Buddy, what’s going on?
8 min |
March/April 2023
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Al can predict the risk of heart disease by analysing a single chest x-ray
The model could be used to identify at-risk patients who are not currently taking preventative medication
1 min |
March/April 2023
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New image of Cartwheel Galaxy shows us how stars are born
This stunning image released by the James Webb Space Telescope reveals the inner workings of a rare ring galaxy in unprecedented detail
1 min |
March/April 2023
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NASA's Artemis programme is set to put humans back on the moon
Artemis 1 is the first of three missions that will culminate with humans walking on the moon for the first time since 1972
1 min |
March/April 2023
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Eating Marmite could ease anxiety and depression
B vitamins found in the spread may help the brain produce calming neurochemicals
2 min |
March/April 2023
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THE CARNIVORE DIET: CAN EATING A MEAT-ONLY MENU BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH?
The meat-only diet has gone viral on social media, with its proponents claiming that humans evolved to exist on animal protein alone
3 min |