Very Interesting Magazine - July/August 2023

In this issue

Your Ultimate Guide To Understanding Anxiety
No More Dieting Lies

Complete circuitry of an insect brain mapped for the first time

The model shows every single neuron and connection in the brain of a fruit fly larva

1 min

Wild rats living in New York City sewers are carrying coronavirus

More than 15% of rats captured in wastewater systems tested positive for the virus

1 min

Compounds essential for life found in samples collected from a near-earth asteroid

Samples collected during Hayabusa2's trip to the asteroid Ryugu contain uracil, a substance present in RNA

1 min

3 RULES BEHIND EVERY DIET THAT WORKS

We're fed up with navigating all the tips and advice online telling us how to lose weight, so we asked an obesity expert to reveal whether anything actually works for weight loss

9 mins

Do weighted blankets really work for anxiety and insomnia?

A weighted blanket contains glass beads, plastic pellets, ball weight.

1 min

Revealed: the spacesuit astronauts will wear for the next moonwalk

NASA has teamed up with private company Axiom Space to design its next-generation suits

1 min

ANXIETY

Your ultimate guide to understanding, coping and conquering the inner demons

10 mins

GENEEDITED FOOD: WHERE'S MY SUPER MEAL?

Can gene editing create 'superfoods' that actually live up to the hype? Well, maybe...

3 mins

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SLIME

Runny noses, slippery sea creatures and that impossible-to-clean bit behind your sink all have one thing in common: slime. While it might make us cringe, life on Earth would be very different without it...

7 mins

Is social media ruining childhood?

It's tempting to think that our digital lives on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat are at fault, but there might be something altogether more analogue going on

9 mins

A VOLCANO ON VENUS HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF A RECENT ERUPTION

Images taken by the Magellan space probe in the 1990s could show evidence of eruptions or magma flow

3 mins

HOW TO AVOID THEM AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET BITTEN

With the number of critters on the rise, the UK is seeing increasing cases of tick-borne viruses already established in South Africa

3 mins

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VI (Very Interesting) is the magazine that fascinates, surprises, captivates and gives answers to questions you never thought you wanted the answer to. VI has a clear focus to introduce you to the entertaining world of knowledge through intelligent content on Technology, Science, Culture, History, Health, Psychology and much more….and presents them in a unique way compared to other magazines. We call it a quirky read. VI magazine connects knowledge with entertainment and is your trusted companion on your ongoing quest for knowledge.