How to beat SOPA, gambling apes, harpooning comets… What have we learned from around the globe this month?
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UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth revealed in spectacular unveiling
HMS Queen Elizabeth’s massive mid-section is unveiled by BAE as it undertakes a 600-mile journey from the Clyde shipyards to Rosyth
Space
Top Five Facts: Biggest Satellite Crashes
On Sunday 15 January 2012 Russia’s failed Mars spacecraft Phobos-Grunt crashed into the Pacific Ocean, but what are the five biggest satellites to fall from orbit? Read on to find out.
What On Earth Is It?
What On Earth Is It?
Why not astound us with your superior knowledge of the most bizarre-looking objects in the universe by identifying the following thingy…
Space
How big is the universe?
Is it infinitely large, or is there a definitive edge?
What On Earth Is It?
What On Earth Is It?
Why not astound us with your superior knowledge of the most bizarre-looking objects in the universe by identifying the following thingy…
What On Earth Is It?
What On Earth Is It?
Why not astound us with your superior knowledge of the most bizarre-looking objects in the universe by identifying the following thingy…
Transport
Video: In-car HUD
Here’s an amazing video of a new in-car augmented reality HUD called Virtual Cable in action.
Science
Why does a warm tongue stick to a frozen object?
Do tongues stick to frozen objects because they are lonely, or is it more to do with saliva? I would bet on the former, but for the actual answer read on
Science
What is an appendix?
Is the appendix useless and why do some people have to have them removed? Find out after the jump
Space
Video: Next-gen rocket
Check out this video of how a revolutionary new re-usable rocket from pioneering company SpaceX will work.
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Science
Why does my stomach rumble when I’m hungry?
The science of hunger explained.
Competition
Digital Photographer magazine celebrates its tenth year
It’s party time for the photographic magazine with a whole decade of international success under its belt and £10,000 reader prize
How It Works issue 29 out now!
Issue 29 of How It Works is out right now. Like, literally, now… as you read this very sentence. Well what are you waiting for? Read on for a tasty issue preview
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Environment
How do tortoises live for so long?
Do toirtoises live so long because they have discovered the Fountain of Youth, or is it due to their penchant for hibernation? Find out after the jump
Technology
Video: Never get wet with NeverWet
Check out this video of the incredible waterproofing product NeverWet in action.
Environment
Can cockroaches fly?
We certainly hope not…
Environment
Why don’t lakes have tides like the sea?
Do lakes not have tides because of the moon, or is it because they are not deep enough? All is revealed after the jump
Environment
When was the last ice age?
Find out the answer right here.
Technology
Video: The amazing new Asimo
Check out this video of Honda’s next-gen Asimo robot running, jumping and serving a drink.