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BUTTERFLY SKIN
BLACK HOLE POWER
FALLING FROM SPACE
FLYING THROUGH WATER
Monster eels can swallow prey on land
Jupiter’s largest moon is revealed in detail
Earth’s core is growing ‘lopsided’
Gold miners discover three woolly mammoths
Universe’s largest spinning structures found
Chromosomes have extra mystery mass
Satellites may have underestimated global warming
Mysterious protein changes the shape of human DNA
Electrons ‘surf’ across space to create the northern lights
Astronomers map 100,000 star nurseries
Two flu virus variants go extinct
7,000-year-old letter seal found in Israel
WISH LIST • The latest BBQ and grill gadgets
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INCREDIBLE OLYMPICS • DISCOVER THE HISTORY, ATHLETICISM AND TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS CREATED THE BIGGEST SPORTING EVENT IN THE WORLD
The modern-day games • 12 OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS FROM THE SUMMER OLYMPICS
Tokyo 2020 • AFTER A YEAR’S DELAY, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE LATEST SUMMER OLYMPICS?
Inside the Olympic torch • What keeps this eternal flame burning?
Q&A Giarnni Regini-Moran
Tokyo 2020 Robot Project • MEET THE MACHINES THAT ARE GIVING THIS YEARS’ OLYMPICS AN UPGRADE
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in numbers
Inside 10 Downing Street • Take a tour of the UK prime minister’s official abode
Dian Fossey • This primatologist lived and died to protect mountain gorillas
ANIMAL OLYMPIANS • Animals aren’t eligible to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, but could easily earn the top spot on the podium without a day of training
Burly bodybuilders
AQUATIC EVENTS • The animals of the ocean outstrip humans for every record imaginable
Why crabs are vital • These crustaceans are really fascinating, and have an important job in the ocean
Earth’s underground water stores • How water becomes trapped below ground, forming aquifers
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THE HIDDEN UNIVERSE • DARK MATTER AND DARK ENERGY MAKE UP 95 PER CENT OF THE UNIVERSE, YET WE CAN’T SEE THEM. WHAT IS THIS STRANGE STUFF?
Giant Magellan Telescope • This new ground-based observatory will be ten times as powerful as Hubble
THE RAIL REVOLUTION • DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE TRAIN TECHNOLOGY OF TODAY, AND SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
INSIDE A DIESEL-ELECTRIC VEHICLE • UNCOVER THE MACHINERY PROPELLING YOUR TRAIN JOURNEY FORWARD
ON TRACK FOR THE FUTURE • WHAT MIGHT RAILWAY STATIONS LOOK LIKE BASED ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES?
What’s inside a car seat? • More than just a place to park your bum, car seat technology improves a driver’s comfort and safety
ANATOMY OF A ROCK CONCERT • Explore the advanced sound technology and special effects that keep live music audiences wanting more
WELCOME TO THE STAGE • Take a tour of some of the technology enhancing live gigs
How a fan oven works • How do these electronic devices cook food evenly?
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