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⚽️ Issue 217 is on sale now!: https://t.co/CexdiFW3gN

Inside:
⚙️ How to win the #WorldCup
⚙️ Inside #Artemis II
⚙️ What if #Earth had two moons?
⚙️ And much more!

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🏺 What transforms a simple lump of earth into a durable piece of art?

Go beneath the surface to explore the fascinating chemical reactions, atomic structures, and firing techniques behind everyday ceramics: https://t.co/4ErPck3Pjx

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🌵 How did a lush, green paradise transform into the world’s largest hot desert?

How IT Works reveals the incredible history of this 3.5 million square mile expanse and the resilient wildlife that calls it home: https://t.co/CN4il9i7rV

#SaharaDesert #EarthScience #Environment

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🏃‍♂️ What happens when athletic competitiveness turns into foul play?

From performance-enhancing drugs to mechanical manipulation, take a deep dive into the dark side of athletics: https://t.co/S9nAaPivRm

#SportsScience #AntiDoping

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⚽️ How do you build a champion for the biggest tournament in history?

How It Works breaks down the mind-blowing science, biology, and cutting-edge tech behind football's ultimate spectacle: https://t.co/Rf2lE4nwsl

#WorldCup2026 #FootballScience #SportsTech

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🚀 Ever wondered what it’s like to live inside a lunar spacecraft?

Take a trip inside NASA's #ArtemisII mission! Discover how four astronauts lived, worked, and survived a blistering 2,750°C re-entry: https://t.co/Fj1ca0mLJZ

#OrionSpacecraft #SpaceExploration

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🐞Can You Identify These #Garden Guests?

Whether you are a nature enthusiast or just love a fun brain-teaser, this #quiz will put your local creature knowledge to the test: https://t.co/jKwlFz6f6b

#GardenWildlife #AnimalQuiz #WildlifeTrivia #NatureLovers

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Around 58 of Indonesia's Tapanuli #orangutans were crushed or buried alive by landslides brought on by the climate-change-fueled Cyclone Senyar.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gives the climate event a 63% chance to "rank among the largest #ElNino events in the historical record going back to 1950."

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🧠 Ready to test your puzzle-solving skills?

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Building a nuclear power plant is one of the world's most challenging engineering projects. ⚛️

Discover how these megastructures are built and how "Atomic Flow" turns fission into electricity: https://t.co/CrY0xb6KGs

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The four astronauts on #NASA’s Artemis II mission captured more than they bargained for when they photographed the nightside of #Earth, right after starting their historic journey to the moon. https://t.co/Zu5bY1Z7WA

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Think you know which #spiders to stay away from? 🧐🕷️

From the Sydney Funnel-web to the common Cellar Spider, test your ability to identify which species are a real threat and which are just misunderstood.

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🧠 Ready to test your puzzle-solving skills?

We are giving away 10 Build Your Own Marble Maze kits! https://t.co/w9LHpmNaf9

#Competition ends 18/06/26 00:00 BST

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#FactoftheDay Did you know that there are 300 different sign languages? 🙌

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🌍 What pushes a species over the edge?

From habitat loss to the final few survivors, our latest feature breaks down the science of #extinction.

Discover the exact factors that cause animal populations to dwindle down to their very last members: https://t.co/PxVkJ22d2K

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Some #orchids look so much like animals that they’ve been named after them. Can you spot the "Monkey Face" or the "Flying Duck" in our latest #quiz?

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#FactoftheDay Did you know that bees fly 88,500 km to make 450 grams of honey? 🍯

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#FactoftheDay Did you know that a bolt of lightning could toast 100,000 slices of bread? 🍞

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