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MILLIPEDE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
SEEING SUPERSONIC
MADRID SNOWSCAPE
POLLEN PILE
Fastest spinning black hole in the cosmos discovered
Endangered ferret cloned for the first time
DNA found twisting into weird shapes to get into cells
Ancient deity statue wears a mullet and moustache
‘Spider star’ gamma-ray mystery solved
Humpback survives orca attack
Dinosaur-killing rock came from the edge of the Solar System
Experts trace hidden ‘madman’ message on The Scream
‘Rivers of gold’ rush through the Amazon
Woman contracts COVID-19 from lung transplant
Venus flytraps produce magnetic fields
Russia finds case of humans catching avian bird flu
WISH LIST • The latest sleep gadgets
APPS & TOOLS
CAN WE LIVE FOREVER? • What is ageing and why do we get older? How It Works looks at the science of senescence and the technologies tackling the inevitable
DID YOU KNOW?
Cell shutdown • How apoptosis systematically destroys cells
Too old to age
Cutting chromosomes • Here’s how telomeres shorten over time
Forming wrinkles • How skin folds to create laugh lines
Seven ways your brain changes as you age
5 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR MIND SHARP
Inducing self-destruction • How senolytic drugs could keep us young
WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER? • The science that seeks to slow down the process of ageing
Freezing the future • How stem cells are stored and thawed
IMMORTALITY • Is the future of everlasting life cryonics?
First cryogenic human
Inside the cryo coffin • From death to deep freeze, here’s how the human body is preserved
HOW WE USE OIL • Known as ‘black gold’, oil’s versatility has fuelled progress – and problems
CARBON’S FLEXIBLE BACKBONES • Carbon can bond to four surrounding atoms, so can form chains and many other shapes
A REFINED PROCESS • Cooled columns in refineries separate oil into different useful parts according to their boiling temperature
Treating cancer with nuclear medicine • How radiation can be used to detect and target tumours
5 NUCLEAR MEDICINE SCANS
How targeted radionuclide therapy works • Radioactive substances injected into the bloodstream can destroy cancerous cells
Life from other worlds • Could life have been brought to Earth by meteorites, space dust or even aliens?
Can bacteria survive in space?
5 signs of life beyond Earth
The three variations • What are the main hypotheses for panspermia?
Could life have come from Mars? • This Martian meteorite holds potential evidence of microbial life on the Red Planet
Theory development • How have philosophers and scientists shaped the evolution of this theory?
Nuclear spacecraft to Mars • Could nuclear power be the answer to deep-space missions?
A history of nuclear engines
How a nuclear engine works • Using an atomic reaction to create an exhaust that can power flight
Sunken cities • Explore these submerged settlements to discover why they didn’t survive the test of time
Changing shorelines • How a natural disaster shifted the shape of...