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12 CONVERSATION
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14 DISCOVERIES
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coast;coronavirusupdates;
oceanplasticssmelllike
foodtoturtles;Heathrow
airportexpansionstopped,
and much more.
30 REALITYCHECK
Thesciencebehindthe
headlines.Thismonth:
Doeshandwashingreally
preventusfromgetting
infectedwithcoronavirus?
Whatis herdimmunity and
canit helpusfight
coronavirus?
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Thelatesttech news and
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71 MICHAELMOSLEY
Howtostayyoung by
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72 ALEKSKROTOSKI
Whatanunexpected
pandemicinWorldOf
Warcraftcanteachus
about coronavirus.
81 Q & A
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questions. Thismonth:
WhydoesBolognesesauce
stainplasticcontainers?
Canwebringbackan
extinct species?
90 BOOKSMART
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brandnewsection,and
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96 NEXTMONTH
A sneakpeekat
what’sinnextmonth’s
BBC Science Focus.
96 CROSSWORD
Inlockdown?Tryourtricky
crypticcrosswordtoget
those brain cells working.
98 ASCIENTIST’S
GUIDETOLIFE
Howtomakethemostof
your (very long ) solo runs.
REGULARS
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EATINGGREEN...THEDIRTYTRUTH
Istherea wayforustoenjoya varieddiet
perhapswitha littlebitofmeatanddairy – and
still keep our carbon footprint low?
26 30
DISCOVERIES REALITY CHECK
Followa teamofresearchersas
theyexplorea cavetofind a new
species of blind fish.
Howeffectiveis handwashingat
stoppingthespreadof infections
like coronavirus?