How It Works - 9 Okt 2025
DO GHOSTS EXIST?
WEIRDEST OBJECTS IN THE UNIVERSE
WORLD’S SCARIEST SPIDER AWARDS
A GHOST HUNTER’S TOOLKIT
INSIDE A FUTURE SUPER JET
CHILLING ENCOUNTERS
HOW FEATHERS GROW
“THOSE CASES HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE”
HOW ANIMALS LEAD THEIR PACKS
CAN EXERCISE REDUCE STRESS?
CHINA’S NEW NUCLEAR REACTOR EXPLAINED
+WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE?
“A lot of strange things happened there over the years to a lot of people”
How to be a ghost hunter
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AFTERLIFE
Ten phenomena science can’t explain
Welcome to the arachnid awards
Our weird universe
How the first television signal was transmitted
Inside your PC
How to be a ghost hunter
Flying a long-range super jet
Animal leaders
Why are keyboards QWERTY?
What happens when we die?
Can exercise reduce stress?
How air puri ers work
How feathers grow
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DARK DUNES
DARK DUNES
FEEDING THE MOUTHS OF MOTHS
FEEDING THE MOUTHS OF MOTHS
BAT HANGOUT
BAT HANGOUT
TELEPHONIC SPIDERWEB
TELEPHONIC SPIDERWEB
Dozens of mysterious blobs discovered inside Mars may be ‘failed planets’
The US reports its first New World parasitic screwworm infection in decades
ANIMALS
Spiders keep fireflies as glowing prisoners that draw more prey to their webs
THIS CHINESE SUPERCAR JUST SMASHED THE EV SPEED RECORD
The iconic winged lion statue in Venice may be from China’s Tang dynasty
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Chinese scientists hunt for alien radio signals in a ‘potentially habitable’ star system
‘NEW’ ISLAND EMERGES FROM MELTING ICE IN ALASKA
‘Queen of icebergs’ A23a is no longer the world’s biggest
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SPACE A ‘quasi-moon’ discovered in Earth orbit may have been hiding for decades
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New EV battery technology could power 500-mile road trips on a 12-minute charge
ARCHAEOLOGY
GENOTYPE
BATTALION: WAR OF THE ANCIENTS
THE CREW: THE QUEST FOR PLANET NINE
NATURE MODULE 2: JURASSIC
NEWTON
EXIT: THE GAME THE POLAR STATION
HOW TO BE A GHOST HUNTER
HOW TO BE A GHOST HUNTER
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ARACHNID ALARM SYSTEM
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FACTS
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SPIDER SOUND SYSTEM
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DYNAMIC DOLPHINS
GREY WOLF HIERARCHY
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LEAFCUTTER LINEAGE
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GRANDMOTHER KNOWS BEST
TEMPORARY LEADERS
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QUILL ANATOMY
HOW FEATHERS GROW
WHAT MAKES THEM WATERPROOF?
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THE SEVEN STRUCTURES
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WHAT DOES A BLACK HOLE LOOK LIKE?
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OBSERVING THE UNIVERSE
NASA’S SPACE TELESCOPES
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BLACK HOLE POWERHOUSE QUASAR 2.4 BILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY
COSMIC LIGHTHOUSE PULSAR 6,500 LIGHT YEARS AWAY
SPACE WARP EINSTEIN RING 10 BILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY
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HUBBLE’S ULTRA DEEP FIELD
EXPLORING THE DEEP FIELD
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USER POWER
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WORK OR PLAY
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DISRUPTOR
16 KILOGRAMS
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THEY’RE GETTING SMARTER
NANOSILVER FILTERS
BREATHE EASY
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WHAT’S AN ANTI DRONE GUN?
LASER DESTRUCTION
AUTOMATED AT TACK
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INTERCEPTION TYPES
HOW THE FIRST TV SIGNAL WAS TRANSMITTED
THE FIRST TRANSMISSIONS
HOW THE FIRST TV SIGNAL WAS TRANSMITTED
5 FACTS
ABOUT THE INVENTOR
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WHY ARE KEYBOARDS QWERTY?
SEEING KEYSTROKES
THE DVORAK ALTERNATIVE
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FLYING A LONG RANGE SUPER JET
FLYING A LONG RANGE SUPER JET
THE FIRST BLENDED WINGS
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10 PHENOMENA SCIENCE JUST CAN’T EXPLAIN
2 THE GREAT BALLS OF COSTA RICA
1 IMPOSSIBLE FOSSILS
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3 RAINING SPRATS AND FROGS
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5 REAPPEARING CICADAS
4 THE ANNOYING LOW FREQUENCY HUM
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6 BALL LIGHTNING
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7 WANDERING ROCKS OF DEATH VALLEY
8 INCREDIBLE BUTTERFLY NAVIGATION
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9 THE NAZCA LINES
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10 EARTHQUAKE LIGHTS
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE?
BURIED IN THE PAST
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ECO CONSCIOUS BURIALS
HOW THE BODY DECOMPOSES
ASHES TO DIAMOND
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LIFE AFTER LIFE
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CAN EXERCISE REDUCE STRESS?
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CAN EXERCISE REDUCE STRESS?
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS
BRAIN CHEMISTRY
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NEXT GENERATION NUCLEAR REACTOR
NEXT GENERATION NUCLEAR REACTOR
SIDELINED FOR DECADES
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How dangerous are elephants?
HOW DOES GLOW-INTHE-DARK PAINT WORK?
Why doesn’t the electricity in my body escape to the ground?
WHY DOES BLONDE HAIR LOOK DARKER WHEN IT’S WET?
WHY IS SAFFRON WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD?
WHEN DID WOLVES ROAM THE BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE?
I’VE HEARD THAT DOLPHINS RESCUE PEOPLE, BUT DO OTHER ANIMALS TOO?
How are electronic devices made waterproof?
WHAT CAN SCHRÖDINGER’S CAT TEACH US?
BEFORE TOOTHPASTE, WHAT DID PEOPLE CLEAN THEIR TEETH WITH?
HOW HIGH DO GEESE FLY?
Do we age differently in space?
HOW DO WE BRING A PERSON OUT OF A COMA?
How do earthquake early warning systems work?
WHERE DID TOTEM POLES ORIGINATE?
WHY ARE THERE ‘SEAS’ ON THE MOON – DID IT ONCE HAVE WATER?
HOW IS SILK MANUFACTURED?
If you get diamonds on other planets, are there other gemstones too?
WHY IS THE NAMIB DESERT SO FOGGY?
WHY DO WE CROSS OUR FINGERS FOR LUCK?
DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?
WHY IS RAMYEON SOUP SO DELICIOUS?
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