Science Illustrated - 14 Aug 2025
THEY SUCK BLOOD!
Why ALCOHOL gets you drunk
MINI MOONS WITH ICE & WATER
RECORDBREAKING BRIDGES
CAN FASTER-THAN-LIGHT TACHYONS TURN BACK TIME?
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MINI MOONS WITH ICE & WATER
RECORD-BREAKING BRIDGES!
NATURE’S REAL VAMPIRES
DIFFERENT REALITIES
TACHYONS – FASTER-THANLIGHT PARTICLES
HOW ALCOHOL AFFECTS US
THE DANGEROUS LIAISONS OF SPIDERS
SCIENTIFIC MYSTERIES: LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
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Turbulence ahead: Jupiter’s winds captured by probe
Turbulence ahead: Jupiter’s winds captured by probe
Shark killers: bycatch fishing and bottom trawling
Shark killers: bycatch fishing and bottom trawling
Thousands of new species found in the Mariana Trench
Thousands of new species found in the Mariana Trench
Common painkiller may slow cancer
Huge funnel secures a feast
Dinosaur footprints in Banana Shire
Telescope finds carbon dioxide in exoplanet’s atmosphere
Telescope reveals invisible details
Telescope finds carbon dioxide in exoplanet’s atmosphere
Having children keeps you young
Children may strengthen their parents’ brains
The narwhal’s tusk is a Swiss Army knife
Having children keeps you young
Researchers request assistance for study of rare seahorses in Queensland
How Earth’s Moon formed
Is the Moon older than we thought?
Do solar farms pollute the ground beneath them?
Solar farms require due care and maintenance
OIL AND MACHINERY DAMAGE THE SOIL
POLLUTION LEAKS FROM BROKEN PANELS
THE FARM MUST BE REMOVED COMPLETELY
Does the ‘best before’ date of tinned food vary depending on what’s in it?
Do solar farms pollute the ground beneath them?
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What are microbialites? ...astronauts’ blood would boil on Mars?
Why can you hear a bang when a balloon bursts?
45km
What are microbialites? ...astronauts’ blood would boil on Mars?
Saliva will boil 18km above Earth
18km
12-18km
4-12km
0-4km
How much CO2 could we save by slowing down?
Three automotive tips to help the climate
Which planes are more environmentally-friendly?
FUEL CONSUMPTION PER PASSENGER PER KM FOR DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT*
Can pets get sick from passive smoking?
WE MAKE OUR ANIMALS SICK
...my hair will grow back more strongly after being shaved?
Hair cycle remains unchanged
MINI MOONS
MINI MOONS
-213°C
Miranda may have liquid water under the ice
5 ice moons where life is considered most likely
EUROPA
TITAN
5 ice moons where life is considered most likely
GANYMEDE
CALLISTO
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ENCELADUS
RECORD BREAKING BRIDGES
RECORD BREAKING BRIDGES
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Mountainous province is the land of bridges
Record-breaking bridge built in four years
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Record-breaking bridge built in four years
World-record bridge champs
Giant bridge consists of several structures
The deck has 12 lanes
Suspension bridge tests tourists’ fear of heights
BRIDGE BUILDING’S SPAN-TASTIC 6
World-record bridge champs
Japanese bridge rises into the sky
Bridge towers are 2km apart
100 million cars cross every year
MEET THE REAL LIFE BLOODSUCKERS
Saw-toothed mouth grinds its way into a victim
THE SMALL BLOODSUCKER
Vampire bats have thermal vision
Bloodworm hooks onto your interior
Parasite gnaws its way into a foot
The beak is covered in blood
Leech is ducks’ worst nightmare
Crustacean drains fish tongue
THE SECRETS OF ALCOHOL
THE SECRETS OF ALCOHOL
26.8%
How alcohol takes over your body
NEW DISCOVERY Cooperation paralyses brain cells
NEW DISCOVERY Cooperation paralyses brain cells
Brain cell restrains the brain
Alcohol and protein cooperate
Protein and receptor are neighbours
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MYTHS ABOUT ALCOHOL
Myth: “Physical activity sobers you up faster” Myth: “Drinking makes you feel animated”
Myth: “One night out will not harm the brain”
Myth: “Frequent drinking makes you immune”
MYTHS ABOUT ALCOHOL
Myth: “Alcohol helps with hangovers”
Myth: “Physical activity sobers you up faster” Myth: “Drinking makes you feel animated”
EVERYONE’S SENSE OF REALITY IS UNIQUE & DIFFERENT
EVERYONE’S SENSE OF REALITY IS UNIQUE & DIFFERENT
Expectations distort the brain’s reality
Do you have synaesthesia?
People think in five ways
People think in five ways
FAST PARTICLE BREAKS THE ULTIMATE SPEED LIMIT
FAST PARTICLE BREAKS THE ULTIMATE SPEED LIMIT
The speed of light requires infinite energy
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The speed of light requires infinite energy
Tachyons cause time paradoxes
Colourful male dances his way to sex
SPIDERS & THEIR DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Small male starves himself before mating
True gifts are rewarded
Silk threads trap the female
SPIDERS & THEIR DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Hooks keep death at bay
The female eats her partner
Bubble sharing allows mating under water
Spider spins its own diving bell
Hooks keep death at bay
400 years of trying to answer the big question: HOW DID THE UNIVERSE ORIGINATE?
400 years of trying to answer the big question: HOW DID THE UNIVERSE ORIGINATE?
The universe was born in a bang
Telescope sees the early universe
5 theories about the end of the universe
THE VOID COLLAPSES
EVERYTHING UNITES IN ONE POINT AGAIN
NEW UNIVERSE RISES FROM THE ASHES
EXPANSION TEARS UP ATOMS
ALL MATTER FREEZES
Danish researcher united two forces of nature
Potent force of nature keeps our electronic world alive
Electrons make metal magnetic
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