Science Illustrated - 2 Okt 2025
CHEAP & SAFE NUCLEAR POWER FUSION ARE WE THERE YET?
5 ANIMALS that range more than 4000km
PHANTOM JELLIES
EXCITING NEW WAYS TO MEASURE URANUS
4 NEW SPACE STATIONS heading into orbit
1 MESSAGE from a previous universe
5 WAYS farming is getting greener
NUCLEAR FUSION
WHO WILL BUILD THE NEXT SPACE STATIONS?
SMART WAYS TO MAKE FARMING GREENER
DARK OXYGEN
THE CANCER TRIGGER
MESSAGE FROM AN EARLIER UNIVERSE
MYSTERIES OF ANIMAL NAVIGATION
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Heart examination: cell cooperation in close-up
Heart examination: cell cooperation in close-up
Territorial dispute: crab meets mudskipper fish
Territorial dispute: crab meets mudskipper fish
An extra half-minute for Uranus
New twists deliver faster optics
Uranus is ripe with mysteries
An extra half-minute for Uranus
Multiple secrets lie behind Maria’s longevity
Multiple secrets lie behind Maria’s longevity
Huge fossil is an unknown life form
Mediterranean diet prevents disease
Phantom jellies flourish beneath Antarctic ice
Animals thrive under the ice
New antibiotic dug up in a Canadian backyard
Multi-resistance is on the rise
Supervolcano ‘cap’ eases the pressure on Yellowstone
Supervolcano ‘cap’ eases the pressure on Yellowstone
Reactor reaches a new milestone
Technology could limit supereruptions
How far does lightning travel in water?
Thunderstorm swimming can kill you
How do computer chips continue to get more powerful?
How far does lightning travel in water?
Thunderstorm swimming can kill you
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How are tattoos removed?
Laser breaks down the tattoos
Why do volcanoes spew out ash?
8-36%
you get tanned if you sit in the shade?
What happens to animal astronauts?
How does an incineration plant not melt?
MONKEY IN SPACE AND LUNAR CREEPY-CRAWLIES
...you can think your way to lower weight?
The brain is an energy guzzler
Why do mosquitoes mostly bite at night?
Why do mosquitoes mostly bite at night?
How do planets maintain their orbits over millions of years?
How hot can we get?
Which is the smallest vertebrate?
40-50°C
Can ocean bacteria deal with oil pollution?
Could we put the bacteria to work in a floating factory?
NUCLEAR FUSION
Physicists aim to bring the Sun down to Earth
Huge fusion reactors have multiple aims
100
1000
Power plant needs to become self-sufficient
FUEL TRAVELS THROUGH A DOUGHNUT
SUPER MAGNETS SHRINK REACTOR
5 reactors out to save the world
LIQUID METAL PRESSURISES PLASMA
COLLISION HEATS THE FUEL
THE REACTOR TWISTS THE FUEL
THE ISS WILL BURN UP IN 2031! SO WHO WILL BUILD THE NEXT SPACE STATIONS?
THE ISS WILL BURN UP IN 2031! SO WHO WILL BUILD THE NEXT SPACE STATIONS?
Tired old ISS will pass the baton
280
Cubic metres of space might be available across
Inflatable modules provide plenty of space
Astronauts could get four new homes in space
Giant module provides a good sense of space
Astronauts will have a 360 degree view of Earth
Space station forms a cross in the sky
Inflate themselves in space
Of greenhouse gas emissions can be said to derive from agricultural food production.
Seaweed removes greenhouse gas from cow burps
Normal digestion produces greenhouse gas
Seaweed removes greenhouse gas from cow burps
Litres of methane may be emitted by one cow in one day.
Four ways to reduce emissions
Litres of methane may be emitted by one cow in one day.
Robot plants the fields
AI draws up detailenddplans
Lasers can do the weeding
PLANNING
WEED
AI knows exactly when to feed
DID DARK OXYGEN BREATHE LIFE INTO EARTH?
Oxygen boosted life
Oxygen boosted life
Metal nodules produce dark oxygen on the ocean floor
HAVE WE MISSED THE MOST IMPORTANT CAUSE OF CANCER?
HAVE WE MISSED THE MOST IMPORTANT CAUSE OF CANCER?
Five cancers trouble doctors
Inflammation makes the tumour grow
Inflammation makes the tumour grow
HOW DO ANIMALS FIND THEIR WAY?
HOW DO ANIMALS FIND THEIR WAY?
Pigeons may have 3 ways to navigate
Pigeons may have 3 ways to navigate
Dance steps lead the way to flowers
5 extreme travellers from the animal kingdom
DOG WALKED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
BUTTERFLIES SPEND WINTER IN WARM PLACES
EELS SWIM TO A DISTANT DELIVERY ROOM
GIANT FISH TRAVEL FAR FOR FOOD
TERNS ARE THE MOST WELL TRAVELLED ANIMALS
IS THIS A MESSAGE FROM AN EARLIER UNIVERSE?
IS THIS A MESSAGE FROM AN EARLIER UNIVERSE?
Black holes reveal the universe’s predecessor
Black holes reveal the universe’s predecessor
The universe forgets time
PHYSICIST GIVES THE UNIVERSE A PREHISTORY
Is our universe just one in an infinite series?
Milestones
Lethal discovery still amazes scientists
A tour of Earth’s radioactive hotspots
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