Space oddities

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TAKE A TOUR OF THE WEIRDEST SPOTS IN THE UNIVERSE, WHERE THE ‘NORMAL’ RULES

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BBC Science Focus Magazine

19 March 2024

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Black Holes

BBC Wildlife Magazine

Birds that break the rules

Many birds have fabulous plumage to attract mates or send warning messages. Some of the colours in their feathers are produced by microscopic structures on the feather surface that absorb and reflect

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Bulletin

After spending over a decade mapping our Milky Way, the European Space Agency’s Gaia satellite is now being put into retirement. The spacecraft has almost depleted its reserves of the cold nitrogen ga

All About History

The spanish crusader el cid

How a Castilian knight fought Christians and Muslims alike to become a national icon

How It Works

What’s the oldest known disease?

Amazing answers to your curious questions

What Doctors Don't Tell You

When pain is all in your head

The majority of back pain resists any sort of treatment or diagnosis because it’s an emotional pain, says Dr John Sarno. Cate Montana investigates

Newsweek

All systems go

DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO SEND A U.S. CREW TO MARS BY THE END OF HIS PRESIDENTIAL TERM, A PLAN SPACEX BOSS ELON MUSK SAID IS ‘ DOABLE .’ ASTRONAUTS NEWSWEEK SPOKE TO QUESTIONED THE TIME FRAME BUT AGREED A FLIGHT TO THE RED PLANET WOULD SOON BE POSSIBLE