The Week Junior Science+Nature UK - Issue 67

In this issue

Headscratchers
Our expert answers your crazy questions.

Stormy weather
See an award-winning weather photograph.

Flying to the rescue
A bird defends its chick.

Scientists in a flap over new fossil finds

Freaky fossils leave experts scratching heads over when birds first appeared

1 min

What are chickens saying when they cluck?

Researchers have found a way to understand how chickens are feeling, based on the noises they make. During a study, recordings were made of the sounds made by 80 chickens

1 min

Twin cubs born in breeding programme

A pair of red panda cubs have been born at Longleat Safari Park, in England, as part of a programme to help boost the numbers of the species.

1 min

Unveiling the Fab Five of space

NASA, the US space agency, has released a collection of new photographs they’ve named the “Fab Five”

1 min

SILME TIME

Life on Earth would be completely different without slime. Join JD Savage as he squelches into the gloop...

5 mins

Maddie Moate

Meet the TV presenter who is never afraid to ask questions

3 mins

Werewolves

Howl in horror this Halloween, and discover the truth behind these beastly shapeshifters

2 mins

STRANGER THINGS

Nature is truly unbelievable. Ben Hoare, the author of Weird and Wonderful Nature, goes in search of evolution's craziest creatures

4 mins

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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK Magazine Description:

TWJ Science+Nature is a monthly magazine from the award-winning team behind The Week Junior.

Every issue is packed with incredible content — from arctic expeditions to NASA solar missions. The secrets of the deep to the secrets of outer space. The science of exploding buildings, and the low-down on extraterrestrial life. It will ignite curiosities and feed hungry brains with mind-blowing facts and stories.