Science Illustrated - 13 Nov 2025
MARS!
minutes to be EATEN BY PIRANHAS
SPECIAL MARS ISSUE!
NEW PROOF: Women’s Brains Are Different
Why MAN FLU
Is Totally Real!
reasons the DINOSAURS DIED
amazing ANIMAL BUILDERS
IT’S A GO... FOR MARS!
THE VANGUARD
THE JOURNEY
A NEW HOME
‘MAN FLU’ – IS IT REAL?
ANIMAL BUILDERS
ELECTRIC EARTH
WOMEN’S BRAINS
SCIENCE UPDATE
GREAT SCIENTISTS: CARL SAGAN
WHAT
KILLED THE DINOSAURS?
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Orbital velocity: space station breaks speed limits
Orbital velocity: space station breaks speed limits
Wolf mother: glam-rock spider gets Bowie epithet
Wolf mother: glam-rock spider gets Bowie epithet
CRISPR treatment corrects defective gene in child
CRISPR treatment corrects defective gene in child
Hypersonic rocket plane takes flight
How CRISPR works
Colossal squid caught on camera for the first time
Our Moon’s interior is non-uniform
High winds found to be capable of making glaciers melt faster
The immune system weakens with age
Cats are resistant... dogs are deficient
Laser strikes satellite near the Moon
Alzheimer’s develops in three stages
Hearing loss may speed dementia
Where do fruit flies come from?
Is a walk in the woods good for you?
Where do fruit flies come from?
How does an old-fashioned thermostat work?
Two metals control the temperature
“Why do some people feel aggressive towards cute things?”
How low can the resting heart rate get?
2-4
Why do some people have difficulties falling asleep?
Why do black holes not swallow space itself?
HOW BRAIN WAVES PUT YOU TO SLEEP
...piranhas can devour you in five minutes?
The vicious-looking teeth of piranhas, and the report of a former US president, have given them a fearsome reputation and a starring role in movies. But are they really so aggressive?
The piranha hunts using its senses and confidence
Where will the astronauts land?
3700
Tight schedule saves fuel
Tight schedule saves fuel
Rovers have travelled only 100km on Mars
Rovers have travelled only 100km on Mars
THREE YEARS TO MARS & BACK
500
The craft is huge
Chores keep astronauts busy
Everyday life in space
24
5 mental challenges for Mars astronauts
5 mental challenges for Mars astronauts
Mars base may need to be buried
Accommodation should be below the ground
Spacecraft is prepared for the return
Solar panels generate power
Vehicles have already arrived
0°C
20-30
How to convert ice and air into rocket fuel
5 steps to terraform Mars into a green oasis
5 steps to terraform Mars into a green oasis
Home and ornamental garden
Spider mums build the nursery and feed young
Animals build with whatever they have available. Meet... NATURE'S BUILDERS
Beavers build sheltered homes with secret entrances
WELCOME TO BEAVER LODGE: behind the extensive landscaping and hidden entrance you can enjoy a temperature-controlled living room and bedrooms.
Termites build air-conditioned cathedrals
Apartment blocks for birds
Mites build a garden to impress
PACKETS OF SPERM CREATE THE IDEAL GARDEN ATMOSPHERE
WHAT GOES ON INSIDE THE BRAINS OF WOMEN? One researcher investigated her own head to find out...
WHAT GOES ON INSIDE THE BRAINS OF WOMEN? One researcher investigated her own head to find out...
The brain changes on a daily basis
Oestrogen fires up the brain
Oestrogen fires up the brain
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Similarities dominate the differences
‘Neurotrash’ causes myths about the sexes
Similarities dominate the differences
‘Neurotrash’ causes myths about the sexes
HE REALLY IS ILL!
HE REALLY IS ILL!
Virus makes men suffer
Men not so good at combating
infections
Men not so good at combating
infections
1.3
Diseases that affect men and women differently
Diseases that affect men and women differently
OUR GLOBE IS ELECTRIC!
OUR GLOBE IS ELECTRIC!
Rocket detects electrical field over the Arctic
50
Rocket detects electrical field over the Arctic
10.6
Electric ‘conveyor belt’ lifts the atmosphere into space
HOW THE BIG DINOSAURS DIED OUT
HOW THE BIG DINOSAURS DIED OUT
3 disasters struck almost simultaneously
3 disasters struck almost simultaneously
Asteroid triggered year-long inferno
Giant monsters conquered the world
PTEROSAUR USED ITS WINGS FOR WALKING
PREDATORY DINO WAS A SLOW MOVER
ARMOURED COW GRAZED ON THE PRAIRIE
AQUATIC REPTILE WAS A FAST SWIMMER
LONGNECK WAS BUSY EATING
HISTORY’S GREATEST SCIENTISTS
Communicator of the cosmos: Carl Sagan
Sagan’s old E.T. greeting has been updated
MEMORY
VISUAL INTELLIGENCE
LOGIC 2
LOGIC
VISUAL INTELLIGENCE 2
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