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F E ATU R E S CONTENTS 123RF Cover story Surviving Space Are we close to making our home away from Earth? 46 64 SPACE Volume 7 I ...

82 38 46 12 Q & A Curiosity killed the cat, but it still got its answers. Check out our great questions and answers this iss ...

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Social Media community 08 The Harry Potter series is a scintillating and invigorating experience for me. All the characters, how ...

09 “Happiness can be found in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the lights.” _nidhi_. “It is impossible to l ...

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PHOTO: SURREY NANO SYSTEMS &Answers Questions 12 WHAT IS THE DARKEST HUMAN- MADE SUBSTANCE? In 2014, researchers at UK-based ...

PHOTOS: ALAMY, SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY, GETTY X2, NASA ILLUSTRATIONS: RAJA LOCKEY 13 HOW CAN I SURVIVE A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE? THE TH ...

&Answers Questions 14 HOW DO THEY MAKE SPACESUITS AIRTIGHT?` HOW DO MICROBEADS AFFECT FISH? Spacesuits are made of lots of d ...

PHOTOS: GETTY X5, ALAMY, DEANSCARDS.COM ILLUSTRATIONS: RAJA LOCKEY WHAT CONNECTS ...SMILING AND LONG LIFE? 1 Smiling probably ev ...

&Answers Questions 16 PHOTOS: SHUTTERSTOCK, GETTY X2 ILLUSTRATIONS: RAJA LOCKEY WHY DO YOUR EARS POP? The air pressure on yo ...

17 No. A neutron star has such an intense gravitational field and high temperature that you could not survive a close encounter ...

&Answers Questions 18 Space launches can have a hefty carbon footprint due to the burning of solid rocket fuels. Many rocket ...

19 PHOTOS: GETTY X3, NASA ILLUSTRATIONS: RAJA LOCKEY HOW DOES ‘GLOW IN THE DARK’ WORK? A lot of things can glow in the dark, inc ...

&Answers Questions 20 Francis Crick and James Watson are most often associated with the famous genetic molecule, but their w ...