OCTOBER 2017

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REGULARS 6 Eye opener Amazing images from around the planet.

11 Discoveries Get your science news and updates here.

25 Innovations The coolest tech we’ve seen this month.

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59 Helen Czerski This month, Helen throws her laundry in the tumble dryer to contemplate static electricity.

79 Q&A How do mussels stick to wet rocks? Is gravity ge ing weaker? Can photosynthesis be recreated in the lab? These questions and many more answered by our panel of experts.

91 Out there All the best science books and activities. 96 Crossword Get that grey ma er churning.

98 My life scientific Thirty-five years a er the MaryRose was raised from the Solent, Helen Pilcher talks to Eleanor Schofield, who is in charge of the ship’s conservation.

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