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Head of a hydroid
Tranquil galaxy
Forest stomper
Changing waters
Long-necked dinosaurs could have had even longer necks
LIGHTNING BOLT BREAKS RECORD FOR LONGEST EVER RECORDED
Flatworm species named after pandemic
Everest glacier has lost 2,000 years of ice since the 1990s
430-YEAR-OLD NINJA WEAPONS IDENTIFIED
The ISS will plunge into the sea in 2031
THREE GALAXIES TEAR EACH OTHER APART
Cat brains are shrinking, and it’s humans’ fault
Nine out of ten ticks carried fatal virus
‘Death receptor’ could help drive Type 1 diabetes
‘Weirdest wonder’ of evolution had even weirder cousin
JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE SNAPS STARRY HEXAGON
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Inside the ATOM SMASHER • EXPLORE THE 16.6-MILE LENGTH OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST PARTICLE ACCELERATOR AND DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE NEW EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED BY THE LHC
HOW THE LHC WORKS
CERN’S MANY EXPERIMENTS
BEYOND THE LHC
CLIMATE SCIENCE
MAKING ANTIMATTER
HUNTING EXOTIC PARTICLES
WORKING WITH THE LHC • We speak to CERN scientist Clara Nellist about her work with the LHC’s ATLAS detector
SMASHING ATOMS BY NUMBERS
HOW THE OSCARS BEGAN • 2022 marks the 94th Academy Awards: we explore the history, glories and controversies of the biggest film awards ceremony in the world
FORMULA 1 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW • Discover the race cars, technology, drivers and crews behind the world’s biggest and most popular motorsport
INSIDE AN F1 RACE CAR • Formula 1 cars are high-tech marvels that cost millions. Here’s how they work
CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HOW PUSH BIKE GEARS WORK • Understanding this mechanism can improve your control over your bicycle
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LASER SURGERY • How does this knife-like light cut, alter and repair our bodies?
MEET THE PLASTIC-EATING BACTERIA • Tiny organisms could have a massive impact on our environmental plastic problem
THE POWER OF ANAESTHESIA • How doctors use precise amounts of drugs to render patients insensitive to pain
WHAT IS LIGHT POLLUTION? • How artificial light is keeping the true night sky in the dark
HOW BEES MAKE HONEY • This process turns nectar into a sticky, sweet substance
BUILDING DEMOLITION EXPLAINED • How houses, high-rises and other tall structures are collapsed into rubble
HEAVY EQUIPMENT • These tools and machines are used to take buildings apart
HOW A GEIGER COUNTER WORKS • These handy devices measure radiation levels, producing an iconic clicking sound
WHAT IS A FIREWALL? • Discover how your computer filters out threats while allowing you access to everything you want to look at online
GET EPIC MINECRAFT SECRETS FOR LITTLE GAMERS
SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES • A look at the mysterious giants that lurk at the hearts of most galaxies
HOW THEY FORM • There are several theories as to where supermassive black holes come from
MAKING AN ACTIVE GALAXY • How the infalling of material powers black holes
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