Science Illustrated

Science Illustrated delivers natural science, break through discoveries and an understanding of the world for the entire family. Packed with stunning photography and in-depth editorial it’s a visually spectacular gateway to the world looking into the beginning of life to distant objects in the universe.

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Black hole emits a jet stream larger than the Milky Way • Astronomers have spotted the largest jet streams ever observed, approximately 217,603,000,000,000,000,000 kilometres long. The find could revolutionise our understanding of galaxy formation.

Dust and gas emit ‘screams’ of light • Quasars are ignited when giant supermassive black holes relentlessly suck in dust and gas. Before the gases disappear, they ignite and emit one last desperate death scream.

Rare bird of prey photographed for the first time • Unobserved since 1969, this rare goshawk has rarely been seen for decades – and has never before been caught on camera.

Frozen mammoth injuries place prehistoric people in the Arctic • Tool marks on the skin of an extremely well-preserved mammoth provide more evidence that humans arrived in the Arctic earlier than previously believed.

NASA scientists recreate enigmatic ‘spiders’ from Mars • Mars is lined with kilometre-long cracks that are unlike any known phenomenon on Earth. NASA scientists have solved the mystery by recreating the unique conditions on Mars.

All aboard the T-Flight: the maglev hybrid train faster than a jetliner • China’s T-Flight aims to take off where Elon Musk’s ‘Hyperloop’ concept left off, with tubes and mag-lev together making intercity commuting easier and faster.

Far beyond the Sun: distant space probe records all visible light in the universe • Data from the New Horizons probe show that the visible light in the universe is almost entirely emitted by galaxies.

Brain researchers map out different kinds of loving • There’s romantic love, love for our family, love of pets, and love of nature: these are clearly different emotions, and brain researchers can now show us what they look like.

Some dinosaurs could grow 70,000+ teeth during a lifetime • Scientists have discovered that one group of dinosaurs ate so much hard food that their teeth could wear down within months. The solution was to constantly develop new ones.

Course changes could send ‘safe’ asteroids towards Earth • The risk of a collision increases when you consider this option, but our odds are still good.

Could the Big Bang have happened multiple times? • In classical theory, our universe begins with a Big Bang. But is the event in which time and space formed unique, or could there have been multiple Big Bangs?

Are universes born anew for all eternity? • Two theories challenge the classic narrative of one single Big Bang. Either new universes are budding from other previous universes – or our universe may be reborn over and over again in an infinite series of Big Bangs…

“Are Sydney’s funnel webs really the world’s most venomous spiders?” • Yes, they are. And where once there were three species, now there are five.

Does the mirror tell the truth? • “When I look at myself in a mirror at the fitness centre, I seem to look better than in the mirror at home. How can this be? Do they have special mirrors?”

The mirror lies – in several ways, often deliberate • Mirror shape, angle, and lighting can make your reflection appear more or less attractive. Being aware of these gym and retail tricks will keep you anchored in reality, and perhaps less worried about your looks.

Can animals be embarrassed?

How powerful is gamma radiation? What causes it? • “Can...