How It Works UK
NORWAY AIMS FOR A “SAFE, PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE IN SPACE”
55 nations have now penned their commitment to NASA’s Artemis Accords. NASA announced Norway’s decision to sign up for a “safe, peaceful and prosperous future in space”, as the space agency’s website phrases it.
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1940s Ford car found on a wartime US carrier wreck
Researchers exploring the wreck of an American aircraft carrier have discovered what's left of a wood-paneled Ford automobile from the 1940s in the ship's hanger bay.
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HOW TO EXPLORE IMPOSSIBLE DEPTHS
Crabster is built to crawl across the ocean floor, reaching locations off limits to other submarines
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RAPID EVOLUTION IN ACTION
We think of evolution as a slow, gradual process, but that’s not always the case. Some species undergo a rapid transformation
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ON BOARD AN OCEAN RESEARCH VESSEL
The OceanXplorer is one of the world's most advanced research vessels, sailing the seas in the name of scientific discovery
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HOW TO PICK A POPE
Follow the Vatican's journey to appoint the next direct successor of Saint Peter
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WHAT DO YOU WEIGH ON OTHER WORLDS?
Scientists distinguish between weight and mass, which may seen pedantic until you see what happens on a world where gravity is radically different to Earth's
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GIANT FLYING PTEROSAURS COULD WALK TOO
Ancient tracks reveal that many pterosaurs were just as comfortable walking on the ground as they were flying through the skies during the age of dinosaurs.
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Gigantic 'mud waves' reveal the dramatic formation of the Atlantic
The discovery of buried 'mud waves' off the coast of West Africa reveals that the Atlantic Ocean was born at least 4 million years earlier than scientists thought.
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Your fingers ‘prune’ the exact same way each time
Everyone knows that your fingers get wrinkly after spending too long in the bath, but it turns out that those wrinkles form in the same way every time.
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HOW WE USE THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
There are few frequencies of electromagnetic radiation we haven't exploited, though some have their dangers...
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New space-adapted bacteria species found on the Chinese space station
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe after analysing samples taken from China's Tiangong space station.
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WHAT IS VITILIGO?
When skin pigmentation is unevenly distributed, the result is unique patterns across the body
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NEXT-GEN FIGHTER JETS
Sixth-generation stealth fighter jets are coming. How will these advanced flying machines remain undetected in a world of increasingly sophisticated radar technology?
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WHAT GIVES FOOD ITS TEXTURE?
From crisp, crunchy fruit to satisfyingly stretchy cheese, explore the chemistry behind each bite
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'Super-vision' contact lenses let wearers see in the dark
Scientists have created night-vision contact lenses that they claim can grant people 'super-vision.'
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WHAT IS THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT?
How even the smallest action can cause significant and unpredictable events in the future
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UNDERWATER WONDERS
Take a deep dive into some of the world's most curious submerged sites
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REAL-LIFE ZOMBIES
How much science is there behind the grasping undead creatures of horror flicks?
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A hospital superbug can feed on medical plastic
A superbug that commonly causes infections in hospitals can feed on the plastic used for medical interventions, potentially making it even more dangerous.
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THE WORLD'S LONGEST UNDERSEA CABLE
Meta’s latest project could produce a subsea cable long enough to wrap around the world
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BENEATH GREENLAND'S ICE CAP
Explore the secret landscape concealed by the ice of this Arctic island nation
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HENRIETTA SWAN LEAVITT
This groundbreaking astronomer helped us discover our place in the universe
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A NINTENDO GAMECUBE?
The ‘purple lunchbox’ wasn't as successful as the PlayStation 2 or Xbox, but Nintendo played the long game with the GameCube's hardware
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TECH AHEAD OF ITS TIME
Some of today's technology goes back much further than you'd imagine
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BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Alyn Wallace's legacy shines over the Elan Valley
A new memorial to one of Wales's most talented astrophotographers has a special place in the landscape
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Chandra Uncovering the high-energy Universe
The world's most powerful X-ray telescope has been changing our understanding of space for a quarter of a century. Jane Green celebrates Chandra's achievements through some of its most spectacular images
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How to take calibration frames
Stop noise, dust and vignette messing up your DSLR astro images
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July 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Hide and seek! A massive star hides in the centre of nebula Sh2-46
The blue-white star, caught on camera by the VLT Survey Telescope, may have formed in the nearby Eagle Nebula
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July 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Soviet spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years
Decades after its aborted Venus mission, Kosmos 482 crashes into Indian Ocean
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