Feature Stories

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NEW  Baitball Frenzy

Underwater photographer Christopher Swann captures the frenzied defensive bait ball of a shoal of mackerel as they are hunted by dolphins, sharks and shearwaters in the Azores. More...

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NEW  Race for Rare Earth Metals

They have strange names like dysprosium, praseodymium and samarium, yet they are present in everyday objects like earbuds, LCD TV screens and camera lenses. They are a key component of hybrid vehicles, smartphones, wind turbines and catalytic converters. In fact, most 21st century industries rely on More...

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NEW  Food Up Close

The food you find in your kitchen everyday magnified by hundreds of times under the power of the scanning electron microscope. More...

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