Science Illustrated - 13 Feb 2025
HOW TO MINE AN ASTEROID
NEWCASTLE FUNNEL WEB!
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST WOODSCRAPER!
THE SECRET TO THE SIZE OF BLUE WHALES
HOW TO MINE AN ASTEROID
THE SECRET INSIDE BLUE WHALES
WOODSCRAPERS!
ASK US!
IS LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE ONE BIG FAMILY?
SCIENTIFIC MYSTERIES: LIVING FOREVER
VITAMIN CHECK
HAWKING AND HIS HOLES
HISTORY: DARWIN
SCIENCE UPDATE
TEST YOURSELF!
MEGAPIXELS
Manatee ministry: grazing rights for gentle giants
Manatee ministry: grazing rights for gentle giants
Suited and booted: 1 astronaut, 1 cosmonaut
Suited and booted: 1 astronaut, 1 cosmonaut
Black hole emits a jet stream larger than the Milky Way
Black hole emits a jet stream larger than the Milky Way
Rare bird of prey photographed for the first time
Frozen mammoth injuries place prehistoric people in the Arctic
NASA scientists recreate enigmatic ‘spiders’ from Mars
All aboard the T-Flight: the maglev hybrid train faster than a jetliner
Two pythons become one
Powerful magnets lift the train
Far beyond the Sun: distant space probe records all visible light in the universe
Love makes a mess in the brain
Brain researchers map out different kinds of loving
Some dinosaurs could grow 70,000+ teeth during a lifetime
4 ways to defend Earth
Course changes could send ‘safe’ asteroids towards Earth
Could the Big Bang have happened multiple times?
“Are Sydney’s funnel webs really the world’s most venomous spiders?”
Could the Big Bang have happened multiple times?
THE UNIVERSE IS REBORN
The mirror lies – in several ways, often deliberate
SOFT LIGHT BEAUTIFIES
A CURVED MIRROR SLIMS
MIRROR ANGLE DECEIVES
Can animals be embarrassed?
How powerful is gamma radiation? What causes it?
200
Are we drinking the same water that the dinosaurs did?
What are the dark spots on the Moon?
Are we drinking the same water that the dinosaurs did?
SAMPLES PROVED BASALT IN SEAS
PLAINS RESEMBLE DARK OCEANS
PROBES REVEALED WATER ON THE MOON
Why do I get sleepy dust in my eyes?
How does water testing identify sewage pollution in waterways?
45%
...if you detonated a nuclear bomb in the Mariana Trench?
Why do I get sleepy dust in my eyes?
Depth would tame a nuke
COULD THE AGE OF STEEL & CONCRETE BE OVER?
COULD THE AGE OF STEEL & CONCRETE BE OVER?
Wood is a natural supermaterial
14%
Wood is a natural supermaterial
580
Norwegian tower paved the way for green skyscrapers
THE 5 MOST AMAZING WOODSCRAPERS
The world’s tallest wooden structure resists fire
Robots to stack huge building blocks
Japanese giant resists earthquakes
THE 5 MOST AMAZING WOODSCRAPERS
Norwegian tower makes history
House of cards links people with nature
THE FORMULA FOR AN OCEAN GIANT
THE FORMULA FOR AN OCEAN GIANT
The blue whale is an all-time giant
110
Each heartbeat pumps 80 litres of blood
The blue whale is an all-time giant
Air shoots out at high speed
The world’s largest bone is in the jaw
2-4
Hyperactive gene gives blue whales power to grow
Hyperactive gene gives blue whales power to grow
LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE IS JUST ONE BIG FAMILY
LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE IS JUST ONE BIG FAMILY
The history of life could extend beyond the Earth
7
The entire universe was once habitable
SHOULD YOU REALLY BE TAKING VITAMINS?
C.V.
SHOULD YOU REALLY BE TAKING VITAMINS?
Vitamins have two different gears
350
Vitamins have two different gears
Vitamins are the body’s cogwheels
A NEW GOLD RUSH IN SPACE
Some elements are almost depleted
A NEW GOLD RUSH IN SPACE
Asteroids could secure our technological future
44
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Sunlight steams elements out of asteroids
Top 5 asteroids that could be the ‘gold’ mines of the future
Top 5 asteroids that could be the ‘gold’ mines of the future
COULD WE LIVE FOREVER?
COULD WE LIVE FOREVER?
Cells are attacked on three fronts
Cells are attacked on three fronts
Old inhabitants of Planet Earth
5000 YEARS
ETERNAL LIFE?
512 YEARS
192 YEARS
30 YEARS
You and I are gonna live forever... A HIGH PULSE RATE BOOSTS MITOCHONDRIA
YOUR DIET SHOULD BE HEALTHY AND MODEST SOCIAL CONTACT KEEPS BRAIN & BODY HEALTHY
SLEEP YOUR WAY TO A LONGER LIFE WEALTH BRINGS BETTER CARE, FEWER WORRIES
You and I are gonna live forever... A HIGH PULSE RATE BOOSTS MITOCHONDRIA
YOUR DIET SHOULD BE HEALTHY AND MODEST SOCIAL CONTACT KEEPS BRAIN & BODY HEALTHY
SLEEP YOUR WAY TO A LONGER LIFE WEALTH BRINGS BETTER CARE, FEWER WORRIES
STEPHEN WILLIAM HAWKING
STEPHEN HAWKING: the Big Bang, and black holes
Black holes have a slow puncture
Black holes have a slow puncture
EVOLUTION THEORY
DARWIN the fittest survivor Wallace was self-made
DARWIN SPENT DECADES WRITING
The book ‘Vestiges’ from 1844 described how everything that exists today descends from earlier versions.
Expeditions inspire theory
Expeditions inspire theory
The book ‘Vestiges’ from 1844 described how everything that exists today descends from earlier versions.
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