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Mysteries of the abyss
The new technologies that will help us piece together the unanswered questions of the deep sea.
Faster than the speed of sound
NASA is designing a quiet supersonic plane that swaps the earsplitting sonic boom for a ‘sonic thump’.
Only in your wildest dreams
By unlocking the secrets of lucid dreamers’ minds, we could find out more about what happens to our brains while we sleep.
Plus:
- Would James Bond pass a physical examination?
- Education guide 2021: remote learning edition
Issue 368 on sale 8 September 2021
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