BBC Earth - August 2018

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Through The WORMHOLE.
Could we travel through a black hole to take a shortcut into another galaxy?
Ever since a trip through a wormhole was first portrayed in 2001: A Space Odyssey 50 years ago, the idea of them has captured the public imagination. And small wonder: they’re the ultimate form of cosmic travel: a way of zipping across galaxies in an instant.

Could We Travel Through A Black Hole To Take A Shortcut Into Another Galaxy?

Ever since a trip through a wormhole was first portrayed in 2001: A Space Odyssey 50 years ago, the idea of them has captured the public imagination. And small wonder: they’re the ultimate form of cosmic travel: a way of zipping across galaxies in an instant.

8 mins

Wildlife In A Warzone

Army ranges on Salisbury Plain are England’s greatest hidden wilderness, awash with rare species. Ben Hoare sees a vision of England's wildlife-rich past.

7 mins

The Pigeons' War On Hitler

Gordon Corera describes an ingenious British operation to subvert Nazi rule in Europe – using carrier birds.

6 mins

Could Geoengineering Cause A Climate War?

If country leaders manipulate the weather to do their bidding, could they create political tensions, or even all-out war?

8 mins

The Hedgehog Whisperers

Everyone’s favourite prickly mammal is vanishing from rural areas, but as Hugh Warwick discovers, gardens offer hope.

7 mins

The Flawed Genius

To his modern admirers, Isambard Kingdom Brunel is the man who “built the world”. A cigar-smoking, top hat-sporting genius whose creations stand as testimony to all that was most innovative about Victorian Britain. So why, asks Crosbie Smith – did so many of his projects turn into commercial disaster zones that left investors cursing his name and their luck?

8 mins

You Are Not Alone

Loneliness is worse for you than smoking, and more harmful than obesity. As the number of lonely people swells, we investigate why feeling alone literally hurts, and how we can stop it from making us ill.

7 mins

Down On The Body Farm

Corpses can tell you a lot – if you know how to read them. And just like language, decomposition is dependent on location. Which is why some researchers think it’s time to start studying the dialect of decay in the UK.

7 mins

Tricks Of The Mind

Psychologists are starting to figure out why we get false memories, and it turns out that they might even be useful… 

7 mins

Can You Really Get Fit By Exercising For Two Minutes A Week?

Can you really get fit by exercising for two minutes a week?

2 mins

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A bi-monthly publication containing a feast of information for the curious mind. Every issue is packed with fascinating images, thought-provoking and entertaining articles about the world around us, the natural life that populates it, the history that has shaped our existence upon it, and the science that has driven it and continues to propel us into the future.