Science
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The world's most painful ant sting targets nerves like scorpion venom
Ants that inflict the world’s most painful stings do so by injecting venom that targets their victim’s nerve cells
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Earth is getting hotter despite government pledges
Average global temperatures are rising at an ever faster rate despite pledges by world leaders to tackle climate change
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SCUBA DIVING SCIENCE
Deep dive into the physics, physiology and equipment of this popular sport
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HOW LOUDSPEAKERS MAKE SOUND
This box of electromagnets transforms electrical currents into sound waves
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HOW TO TAKE OFF VERTICALLY
These aircraft have ditched the runway and can shoot straight up into the sky
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HOW SUNDIALS TELL TIME
These ancient time-keeping devices keep track of Earth's movements around the Sun
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HOUSEHOLD MINIBEASTS
Meet the creepy critters and pesky pests that find a home in your house
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MASSIVE MOON CRATER
How Tycho, our Moon's most prominent crater, formed
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10 INCOMING ASTEROIDS
Discover the near-future encounters Earth will have with passing asteroids - some more hazardous than others
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"Truly gigantic" Jurassic sea monster discovered by chance in museum
The fossilised remains of a “truly gigantic” ancient sea monster have been discovered by chance in an English museum, revealing one of the largest carnivores to ever stalk the seas
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Non-sugar sweeteners don't help with weight loss
Non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) shouldn’t be used to reduce body weight, according to newly released guidance from the World Health Organisation (WHO)
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Never-before-seen viruses discovered in the oceans
Scientists have discovered never-before-seen viruses that thrive in sunlit oceans from pole to pole and infect plankton
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China rover may have found evidence of recent water on Mars
Mars may have had liquid water on its surface as recently as 400,000 years ago, data from China’s Zhurong rover suggests
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Blinking fish could hold secrets of our evolution
An ugly blinking fish could hold the secret to how ancient animals evolved the ability to live on land, a new study has found
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Turtle species doomed to extinction after last female found dead
The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), the world’s largest freshwater turtle and one of the most endangered species on Earth, is now essentially doomed to extinction after the last known remaining female washed up dead in Vietnam
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Energy of "25 billion atomic bombs" trapped on Earth in 50 years
Global warming has trapped an explosive amount of energy in Earth’s atmosphere in the past half century, the equivalent of about 25 billion atomic bombs, a new study finds
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James Webb telescope discovers ancient 'water world'
Astronomers have finally peered past the clouds on the exoplanet GJ 1214b, a mini-Neptune planet around a star about 40 light-years away
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INSIDE AIR FORCE ONE
What's on board the US president's personal aeroplane?
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DRILLING FOR OIL
How machines and people work together on an oil rig
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THE POLAR VORTEX EXPLAINED
What is the polar vortex, and how does it keep the climate in check?
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WEIRD CREATURES OF THE DEEP
Meet the strange and wonderful animals living thousands of metres below the surface of our oceans
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SPIES IN THE SKY
From balloons to satellites, Earth is under constant surveillance from above
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HOW RADIATION SUITS WORK
These garments stop this invisible form of energy from wreaking havoc on the human body
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How we taste food
Discover the chemicals that combine to create an extensive assortment of flavours
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THE WEIRD WORLD OF AIRSHIPS
Pioneering aircraft that captured the imagination of a generation, airships have a brief but action-packed history
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NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
The explosive science behind the biggest human-made blasts on Earth
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What are the CROWN JEWELS WORTH?
Discover the history of the precious artefacts worn by Britain's monarchs
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Alien Invasion
Venture behind enemy lines on the biodiversity battlefield and weed out the ecological imposters
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What Causes A Landslide?
The forces of nature involved in these sudden and treacherous collapses
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Super Volcanoes
The world’s largest and deadliest volcanoes could envelop the whole planet in ash
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