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38 Born To Be Wild
They may look like domesticated felines, however
there are at least 7 different characteristics
between them and the Scottish Wildcats. And
conservationists are trying all they can to save these
“tigers of the Scottish highlands” from extinction

NATURE

HISTORY

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58 Has Our Weather Changed
For Good?
The global weather has gone wild recently, the
prolonged rain has caused flooding of biblical
proportions in the UK, half of the US was locked in
an extended bitter cold and icy winter and the culprit
is the fast flowing jet stream

48 Do Black Holes Exist?
Black holes entertain as many questions as the
variety of answers about them. The traditional
view that not even light can escape one has been
thrown out the door by the Stephen Hawking’s
radiation theory, and now he has another bomb-
shell to share

34 Noah’s Ark The True Story?
In our minds as in the Hollywood blockbuster
starring Russell Crowe, Noah’s Ark was shaped like a
huge and elongated ship. However that is incorrect,
according to the British Museum’s Middle East
expert Irving Finkel’s translation of an ancient tablet

SCIENCE

SCIENCE

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24 Nuclear Fusion


SCIENCE

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43 The Material
That Will Change
The World

24 Recreating The Sun On Earth
We are a power sapping species, and our need for
energy has seen us almost depleting our fossil fuels
to the detriment of our environment as well as other
living things. Scientists around the world are in the
race now to generate energy using nuclear fusion,
the sun’s mechanism

SCIENCE

54 10 Reasons Why Chocolate Is
Good For You
They taste great, are a fantastic treat and now,
you have an excuse to have more! From improving
your health, making you smarter, keeping you slim,
and possibly making you smarter, you can toast to
health and have a cocoa fix at the same time

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