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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
JUPITER KING OF PLANETS
Blast off with BBC Sky At Night's Ezzy Pearson as she takes you on a voyage to explore the largest planet in our solar system.
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Would you eat insects to save the planet?
Some say you should be eating beetles for breakfast and locusts for lunch.
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Why are people allergic to things?
Find out why your body is sensitive to some substances.
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WHIZ KIDS
Claire Karwowski asks what makes people tick and if there is a secret to being smart.
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HEADSCRATCHERS
Seeking answers to your science questions? Ask our resident expert, Peter Gallivan
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Angkor Wat
Discover the many secrets surrounding this ancient site.
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Big Manny
Meet social media's science sensation.
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KILLER INSTINCT
Step into the wild - if you dare - with JD Savage to discover how nature's ultimate predators use astonishing skills and cunning tactics to catch prey and dominate their domains.
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Racing to save the planet
A new hydrogen-powered racing car has been unveiled.
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Chimpanzees chat just like humans
Scientists know that chimpanzees are a lot like humans – we both have a common ancestor and share about 98.6% of our DNA (a special chemical that tells your body how to grow and develop).
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Secret caverns found on the Moon
Could Moon caves provide shelter for future humans?
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What happens to the ocean if we take out all the fish?
Find out about the vital role fish play in sea life.
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Cleopatra's lost tomb
You told us that historical mysteries capture your imaginations, so here's an ancient Egyptian riddle.
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Kate Speller
For our readers' issue, we met a zookeeper who works with big cats.
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Voyager 1 turns back on
At more than 15 billion miles from Earth, the Voyager 1 spacecraft is the most distant human-made object in space.
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Orangutan uses plants to heal wound
For the first time ever, a wild animal has been observed healing a wound using a plant as medicine.
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Mammoth marine reptile found on UK beach
Scientists believe the ichthyosaur could be the largest ever found.
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THE LAB
Three things to make and do
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The brains between the sticks
Is it true that goalkeepers see the world differently?
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ALIEN HUNTERS
JD Savage blasts off on an out-of-this world quest to find life beyond Earth's borders.
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NATURE IN FOCUS
Join in with Science+Nature's trail at Cheltenham Science Festival.
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ROAR POWER
Scratch the myths - Isabel Thomas earns her stripes and reveals the truth behind tigers' extra-ROAR-dinary powers.
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SUGAR RUSH
Join the candy craze as Claire Karwowski studies the sugary science of sweets.
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Wildlife watch
Stevie Derrick shows you what to spot in nature this month
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The Sixth Sense
Could humans have more than five senses?
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Catherine Heymans
Meet the starry-eyed astronomer who loves backyard stargazing.
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WORLD OF WHIFFS
Stevie Derrick follows her nose to track down the world's grossest stinks and nastiest niffs.
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Dogs can understand names of objects
Humans enjoy talking to their dogs. If you have a four-legged friend of your own, you might have taught them to respond to commands like \"sit\" and \"stay\".
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Smoke rings in the sky
In April, videos were filmed of Mount Etna, a volcano on the Italian island of Sicily, puffing what looked like smoke rings into the sky.
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Huge gold nugget found
A gold nugget that could be the largest ever found in England was recently put up for auction. Metal detectorist Richard Brock discovered the nugget on farmland during an organised expedition in Shropshire last year.
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