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Coronavirus: Is The UK In For A Winter Of ‘Super Colds'?

Thousands of people are reporting coming down with bad colds following the relaxing of coronavirus lockdown measures

A Dangerous Relationship?

Any of us can build a following online, but a large band of followers can make it tricky to navigate the turbulent waters of the digital world

Are Asian Hornets Invading the UK and Europe?

Watch out, honeybees

O&A OF THE YEAR

THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN PONDERING IN 2021

HOW TO TACKLE ZOOM FATIGUE

After nearly two years of working from home, the novelty of video conferencing has rather worn off…

COULD YOU COOK A TURKEY BY DROPPING IT FROM SPACE?

OVEN DECIDED TO BREAK ON CHRISTMAS EVE? DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES

COLOURFUL CROSSINGS: WILL THEY MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER FOR ALL?

UK councils are upgrading pedestrian crossings to encourage more people to walk safely across the road. But the science isn’t black and white…

Are we living in a simulation?

Don your black leather and a pair of shades, it’s time to take a trip into the Matrix

ARE SPIDERS GETTING BIGGER?

AS SPIDERS GAME INDOORS THIS AUTUMN, SOCIAL MEDIA WAS CONVINCED THE UK'S ARACHNIDS HAD GROWN IN SIZE

Privacy: What Issues Do Facebook's New Smart Glasses Raise?

The specs enable users to take pictures and record video using cameras embedded in the frames

Mega Spaceship: Is It Possible for China To build a Kilometre-Long Spacecraft?

Buoyed on by its successful Moon missions, China has launched a five-year study to investigate the possibility of building the biggest-ever spacecraft

Celebrities : Why Do They Love Bizarre Fads?

Why are famous stars so drawn to the allure of questionable health products and trends?

YOUR MYSTERIOUS BRAIN

Science has mapped the surface of Mars and translated the code for life. By comparison, we know next to nothing about what’s between our ears. Over the next few pages, we ask leading scientists to answer some of the most important questions about our brains…

Volcanoes may have given dinosaur evolution a helping hand

The rise of the dinosaurs seems to be connected to a period of violent volcanic activity more than 230 million years ago

THE FIRST BLACK HOLES

Since just after the Big Bang, ancient black holes may have been shaping the Universe as we know it. Now, scientists are tantalisingly close to glimpsing these mysterious objects

Stone Age humans hatched and raised cassowary chicks in New Guinea

Thousands of years before the domestication of the chicken, humans were collecting cassowary eggs before they hatched

OCTOPUSES ON PARADE

WITH THREE HEARTS, BLUE BLOOD, EIGHT BENDY ARMS AND INTELLIGENCE THAT OUTSMARTS OTHER SPINELESS ANIMALS, THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE AN OCTOPUS. JOIN US ON A DIVE INTO THEIR WEIRD WORLD...

IN THE BEGINNING…

Brian Cox’s new show, Universe, is a scientific creation story. He tells Sara Rigby why the series doesn’t shy away from the unknown, why he sees the stars as gods, and why he wants to launch Boris Johnson into space.

Improve Your Mental Health With Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean diet will increase flatulence, but it has benefits for you and the planet

The Science Of Dune

The ideas, science and history driving this decade’s biggest sci-fi film

More Me, Now: Is Narcissism On The Rise?

Are we becoming more narcissistic? And is social media behind the seemingly growing me crowd?

Is Regeneration Possible?

Doctor Who makes it look so easy. Is there hope for the rest of us?

THE NET IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR FOLK WISDOM

Every culture on Earth, and even some groups of animals, have traditions and rituals for sharing knowledge vital for survival

Mysteries Of The Abyss

The deep sea is Earth’s last unexplored domain. For the longest time, this enigmatic ecosystem has held within it answers to some of the most important questions in science. Now, a new wave of technologies are powering discoveries that will help us put together the story of Earth’s final frontier

Unlocking The Secrets Of Lucid Dreamer's Minds

Even today, scientists don’t know why we dream. But now psychologists have found a way to communicate with lucid dreamers – people who can take control of their dreams – in the hope that they might help us explore what goes on with our brains at night

Can A Corpse Filled With Trapped Gas Explode When Cremated?

Duru Günel and Kerem Günel, Turkey

So You Want To Be A Scientist?

Millions of people now use virtual courses to get a taster of what it’s like to learn from experts. Here’s our pick of some of the best STEM offerings out there

How Broken Is James Bond's Body?

Would 007 pass a physical ahead of new movie No Time To Die?

Give Flu The Cold Shoulder

There is mounting evidence that braving an icy shower in the morning could keep illness at bay and may even help your brain stay sharp. Brrrrrr!

Mental Health: How Can We Help Elite Sports Competitors Stay Well?

Elite Olympic athletes recently highlighted the mental health issues they faced. A psychologist explains how we could help them