Curious Kids: how do ripples form and why do they spread out across the water?
The simple experiment of throwing a rock into water actually reveals some fundamental rules of physics.
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Swimming in the sweet spot: how marine animals save energy on long journeys
New research shows sea turtles, penguins and whales swim at optimal depths to minimise the energetic cost of travel.
Suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage by Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ is ramping up regional defence
Anchor-dragging incidents in the Baltic Sea are leading to an increased naval presence.
‘Are we nearly there yet?’: why long car journeys are so excruciating for your kids
Car journeys combine many of the factors that make time pass so agonisingly slowly for children.
Cleaning up space debris with sailing satellites
Since the birth of space flight in 1957, the number of man-made objects orbiting the Earth has grown every year. There are now more than 15,000 such objects larger than 10cm, at least those that we know…
Walking backwards has a surprising number of health benefits
Walking backwards burns more calories and has many other health benefits.
Why don’t electric cars look like the future?
There’s a reason the next generation of cars look eerily familiar – and we may have a long wait for something completely different.
April will be cruel to UK households, but the economy’s problems are much longer term
A month when the cost of living crisis will be harshly felt.
Ukraine: the complex calculations that will decide whether Belarus enters the conflict on Russia’s side
Belarus president Alexandr Lukashenko has a difficult decision to make if he wants to help his ally Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.
Supersonic flights are set to return – here’s how they can succeed where Concorde failed
Supersonic jet technology has moved on since Concorde’s final flight in 2003.
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