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Lightbulb moments don't get much better than the discovery that electricity and magnetism are actually two sides of the same coin, and with the Surfing Scientist's step by step guide you can re-create the moment with some super simple accessories. Astronomy news brings us mysterious Martian mists and twisted galaxies, while Dr Karl walks us through the less salubrious beer and bodily fluid relationship. And you don't want to miss Adam Spencer sporting 90's hair in our video from the vault! Finally, move over spider silk — the new toughest known material on the biological block is limpet teeth. Freakish sci-fi looking things, they've got materials engineers salivating.
Top news stories of the week Limpet teeth strongest of nature's strong The teeth of limpets - small marine molluscs famous for their tiny shells that resemble umbrellas - are the world's strongest known biological structure. Moving train illusion strong in swayers If you sway a lot when you close your eyes you are more likely to experience the illusion you are moving when you are not, suggests a study. Plastic ocean: study names worst polluters Poor taste penguins lack umami gene Chemical bonds, dark matter evidence, smoking thins your brain
What's new Electromagnetic experiment SURFING SCIENTIST TRICK | Grab a coat hanger, compass and a battery and reenact a chance discovery that united two mysterious forces, sparked a scientific revolution and utterly transformed the course of human history. Why can't you stop going to the toilet after a couple of drinks? GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE | If you've ever had a long night out at the pub you will have come across the strange phenomenon called 'breaking the seal'. Dr Karl explains the physiology of beer and bodily fluids. Mysterious Martian mists discovered STARSTUFF PODCAST | Strange high altitude clouds detected over the red planet. Also; Earth's inner core has its own inner core, and birth of a multiple star system witnessed for the first time. Six degrees of separation VIDEO FROM THE VAULT | You may have heard about the theory, seen the movie, or even played the Kevin Bacon game, but there's more to this mathematical theory than you might think. WA bushfires leave a smoky trail EARTH IMAGE | Captured from space, this image of the Western Australian bushfires reveals the extent of the smoke - and pyrocumulus clouds - produced by the raging fires. Twisted galaxy shows scars of close encounter STARSTUFF PHOTO OF THE WEEK | This twisted and tangled field of debris captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the cosmic wreckage left behind when galaxies get too close to each other.
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