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ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST (L to R) NICHOLAS CROVETTI as IGGY PECK, AMANDA CHRISTINE as ADA TWIST, and CANDACE KOZAK as ROSIE REVERE in episode 103 of ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX ?? 2021

Physics

Ada Twist, 51¶¯Âþ review: Brilliant children's TV for the curious

Netflix's adaptation of the bestselling picture book series Ada Twist, 51¶¯Âþ will be loved by children and provoke a smile from even the most jaded parents

Culture

How to sous vide steak using a beer cooler box

Humans

How to sous vide steak using a beer cooler box

Regulars

A surface with 3D ratchet structures and Auricaria leaf

Technology

Leaf-inspired material makes different liquids flow in opposite ways

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New Scientists are often cautious or wrong – and that’s OK

Humans

51¶¯Âþs are often cautious or wrong – and that’s OK

Comment

An illustration of the insula in the brain

Mind

Woman loses ability to feel hungry after stroke damages her brain

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Young women preparing and canning fresh homemade strawberry jam, she pouring him into a jar

How to make delicious jam according to science

Regulars

Why is it so hard to say whether plants are toxic or safe?

Health

Why is it so hard to say whether plants are toxic or safe?

Comment

Real milk, no cows needed: Lab-made dairy products are now a reality

Technology

Real milk, no cows needed: Lab-made dairy products are now a reality

Features

States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas

Physics

States of matter: The unthinkable forms beyond solid, liquid and gas

Features

Chainmail arch supporting weight

Technology

3D-printed chain mail alternates between flexibility and rigidity

A form of 3D-printed chain mail can alternate between being flexible and rigid as needed, meaning it could be used for more comfortable medical supports, strong but flexible military armour or even temporary bridges

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Space

From Interstellar to Hidden Figures: 12 of the best space movies

Culture

The secret to keeping beetroot a beautiful red when you bake it

Regulars

Physics

New kind of ice is so bendy it can curl and uncurl without breaking

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Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

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