How igloos are built

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These tessellated domes are designed to keep people warm, despite encasi

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How It Works Magazine

1 August 2024

BBC Science Focus Magazine

10 ideas that will shape the next 25 years

Predicting the future is considered a fool’s game. But it’s one many of us like to play. And seeing as we asked a selection of experts about the biggest breakthroughs of the century so far (p38), we c

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Bulletin

After a long, arduous climb, NASA’s Perseverance rover has finally reached the top of Jezero Crater’s rim. It took the rover three and a half months to vertically ascend 500 metres (1,640ft), at times

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

National Geographic Traveller

Heaven & earth

IN PORTUGAL’S WILD NORTHERN BORDERLANDS, SURVIVAL AND SPIRITUALITY GO HAND IN HAND WITH THE CHANGING SEASONS, AS THEY HAVE FOR MILLENNIA. A ROAD TRIP THROUGH ITS REMOTE REACHES UNCOVERS PAGAN FESTIVALS, AGE-OLD CRAFTS AND ROMAN RELICS IN THE COUNTRY’S ONLY NATIONAL PARK, PENEDA-GERÊS