New issue: First Contact

New issue: First Contact

An alien signal is discovered. What happens next? Here, we find out what the protocol says, and whether we will actually be able to decipher any signals from ET.

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Holly Spanner

Published: October 12, 2022 at 7:00 am

How evolution created vampires

Count Dracula, Lestat de Lioncourt, Laszlo... all these vampires have got oodles of charisma, natty dress sense and an intriguing backstory. But we reckon the animal kingdom can do better, so we take a closer look at some of the animals that quaff blood to survive. Cheers!

Psychology

Men are losing friends and struggling to make new ones - and missing out on powerful health benefits in the process. So, what's going on?

DART: The spacecraft that NASA smashed into an asteroid

NASA's DART spacecraft made impact with its asteroid target, Dimorphos, on 27 September 2022. Dr Tim Gregory tells us about this first-of-its-kind mission.

Plus

  • Fungi explained: Everything you need to know about these decomposing, fermenting, edible, toxic, carbon-sequestering, disease-causing, disease-curing, pollutant-busting, mind-bending, rain-generating, zombie-making marvels.
  • Could smartwatches and fitness trackers change medicine?
  • Getting to the heart of dark matter: We've mapped it, but the exact nature of dark matter remains elusive. And for most astronomers, that's okay.

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Holly Spanner

Staff Writer, BBC Science Focus

Holly is the Staff Writer for BBC Science Focus and looks after the popular Q&A section. She holds an MSc (distinction) in Geoscience (Space and Climate Physics) from UCL, and specialises in astronomy and earth sciences. Before joining Our Media, she worked as a geoenvironmental consultant and engineer, informing on ground risk and remediation in the north of England, while hunting for exoplanets in her spare time. Alongside this, she was regional editor of a popular theatre website for nine years, and has a solid background in curating and developing content for the digital space. Holly is also an artist and illustrator, and regular contributor to the craft website, Gathered. She has previously worked with the RSPB, English Heritage, Disney, Pilot and Brother, as well as on BBC Good Food magazine, Home Style magazine, and Papercraft inspirations magazine. She enjoys photography and has a sustained interest in antiques.

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