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When you hit a bottle just out of the freezer, why does it freeze instantly?

It is because the liquid in the bottle is supercooled - the temperature of the liquid is below its normal freezing point, but the liquid has still not turned into a solid. That's because it needs...

Could an adult live healthily on one single food?

The closest contender is the avocado pear. This contains carbohydrate, fat and protein (including all the essential amino acids) as well as all the essential vitamins and most of the minerals -...

How strong does a magnetic field have to be to affect the human body?

We are literally alive with electromagnetic fields, most obviously those generated by our nervous system. As such, we’re all potentially susceptible to magnetic fields, which create electric...

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Blog
Aurora Borealis: Why the UK?
24/01/2012 - 12:37
Over the past few days, people across northern parts of the UK have been treated to spectacular views of the Aurora borealis. Scientists predict this incredible phenomenon may well continue to appear...
Alcohol makes worms live longer
23/01/2012 - 15:29
Despite it widespread allure, most people are aware that alcohol isn’t very good for you. But, in the case of a tiny worm (Caenorhabditis elegans), the demon drink has quite the opposite...
19,232 new species in latest inventory
19/01/2012 - 17:43
Proving our planet still conceals many of its secrets, the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University yesterday released an inventory of over 19,000 new species...

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Features
Planet Dinosaur
22/09/2011
As a new BBC TV series brings dinosaurs back to life, Cavan Scott reveals how luck played a part in the discovery of many of its stars
 


The science of Pixar - 25 years
30/08/2011

As Pixar celebrates its 25th anniversary, Jim Thacker investigates its achievements and explores what the future holds for computer animation

What's inside a nuclear reactor?
08/08/2011

Daniel Bennett from Focus magazine visited the world's leading neutron research centre, the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) nuclear reactor in France. 

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The Weekly Science Quiz 27/1
Each week Focus gives you the chance to test your knowledge of the most current stories in science. Take the 'The Weekly Science Quiz' to see how up to date you really are.
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Reviews

Gadgets

Lytro
$499 (£312.11) plus PnP

Games

Batman: Arkham City
£34.99

Books

Priceless
£12.99 (304pp, pbk)

Steven Landsburg reviews a book that pulls apart our strange relationships...

DVDs

The Road
£19.99

A bleak story of a...

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