Contents
Vol. 8 Issue 7
SCIENCE
HISTORY
SCIENCE
14 Nature Journeys in Australia
If you love nature, you’ll find beauty everywhere, especially in
Australia where vast and varied landscapes are home to numerous
national parks, heritage wonders and a plethora of unique wildlifeON THE COVERON THE COVER8 Snapshot
FEATURES
16 BBC Knowledge Magazine School
Challenge 2016
Relive the weekend of intense competition as you flip through
the post-event pages. Though the questions were tough, all
participants managed to piece their thinking caps together to
come up with brilliant answersNATURE
36 Yakult
Do you know what goes into your favourite drink? Ever thought
it was a lifestyle product? Well, it’s actually a type of preventive
medication. Yakult is the pioneer of probiotic research and they
remain at the forefront of the development and studies behind it34 Christian Art in Asia
Explore the world’s first Christian Art in Asia themed exhibition
at Asian Civilisations Museum from now to early September- Many of the artefacts are also displaying in Singapore for
the first time
61 Our Future On Mercury
Mars is often the favourite planet for exploration. But
could Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, offer us more
opportunities than the Red Planet?48 Seal Patrol
Passion is what brings people forth and this group of enthusiasts
are not only looking after the world’s grey seals’ welfare, but also
gaining fascinating insights into their identities and lifestyle56 The Dark Side Of Elizabethan England
The Elizabethan Era is often painted as the golden age, but what
really happened during that period of time? For thousands of
people, life was anything but glamorous as they battle violence,
vagrancy and crushing hungerMicroscopic devices could
soon be travelling around
our bodies, constantly
scanning for signs of
disease and providing a
cure even before we know
we are ill. Isn’t it brilliant!Cover Story40 Here Comes
The Nano Medics56
The Dark Side Of
Elizabethan England