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Orangutans are built for the jungle

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Exploring Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun and orbits it every 224 Earth days. It rotates the opposite way to the other planets. The second brightest natural object in our night sky, it is bright enough to be visible … Continued

The Apollo Program

The Apollo Program The trailblazing NASA missions that took us to the Moon In the late 1950s, the US and the Soviet Union were racing to reach a major milestone in spaceflight: put humans on the Moon then return them … Continued

Win It Wednesday #1 – Can you guess what it is?

Can you guess what our macro image of the week is from? Guess what this is for your chance to win a bundle of space books worth £50. Using a reverse lens macro technique, the anonymous artist Pyanek gives us … Continued

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Animal Tracks – What do paws, feet and claws have in common?

What do paws, feet and claws all have in common? They are all perfectly adapted, essential appendages that animals rely on to eat and interact.

6 Popular Science Myths – Busted

Science myths have been around for a long time. With modern technology meaning that we can exchange information so fast, it is surprising that many of them still circulate today.

Nature’s Top 5 Weirdest Defence Mechanisms

Defence mechanisms are the ways in which animals have evolved to protect themselves against danger. There are many ways they can do this – camouflage like a snake or playing dead like an opossum. Here are the top five of the strangest defence mechanisms nature has to offer!