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POPSCI.COM.AU 41 by ryan bradley • illustratin by mrn eel airliners are bigger than ever, but your seat continues to shrink. ...

42 POPULAR SCIENCE companion raised his eyebrows but said noth- ing. I tried to gauge how wide a berth my elbows needed, and bum ...

POPSCI.COM.AU 43 years, which includes a three-decade tenure at the Air Force’s research lab. “The Air Force invests a lot of mo ...

44 POPULAR SCIENCE THANK YOU FOR FLYING HOW TO USE A TINY BATHROOM With only one lavatoryfor every 80 passengers on someflights, ...

illustrations by Moron Eel POPSCI.COM.AU 45 Welcome to air travel in 2018. Here’s what to expect in your cramped cabin. by lexi ...

46 POPULAR SCIENCE sometimes jiggle and dance. Similarly, moving when seated allows us to shift when our joints get stiff or our ...

POPSCI.COM.AU 47 catalogues through flyers’ own tablets and phones. A more densely packed plane can off- set the price of these ...

48 POPULAR SCIENCE by Bryan Gardiner / photograph by The Voorhes FOR ANOTHER (ACTUAL-SIZE) SMALL WONDER, SEE PAGE 66 Weaving dat ...

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A hyperclose look at two of our favourite (and most magniicent) insect super- models. Lean in! BY STAN HORACZEK PHOTOGRAPHS BY ...

YOUR MAJESTIC MODELS Under magniication, the bug revealed an iridescent-green body with geometric markings. Captivated, Biss de ...

FAMILY Mantispidae LATIN NAME Mantispa sp. DISTRIBUTION Africa, Asia, and Europe SIZE Less than 25mm HABITAT Tropics and tempera ...

FAMILY Scarabaeidae LATIN NAME H. splendidicollis DISTRIBUTION Madagascar SIZE Up to 15-mm long HABITAT Tropical dry forest Sple ...

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CHE SPA FINDING THE UNKNOWN S How a new generation of commercial rockets will make orbit affordable FOR SALE: THE RISE OF EMOJI ...

RETHINK ISSUE 118 SEPTEMBER 2018 58 72 68 78 70 WHY DOES IT MATTER IF THERE’S A REDHEADED EMOJI OR NOT? OUR NAIVE 1981 PRAISE OF ...

BY GREGORY MONE The Winding, Heated, and Absurdly Technical Oral History of the Ginger Emoji 58 POPULAR SCIENCE Rethink ...

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60 POPULAR SCIENCE R PREVIOUS SPREAD: HERO IMAGES /GETTY IMAGES ; © EM OJIONE In November 2014, a tech-industryconsortium announ ...