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Winning Losers
Does the winner really always take it all?
A world going on underground
In bunkers, basements and boreholes, we explore life going on underground
Eternal flames
From Olympic torches to zombie fires, we stoke the flames which do not go out
Balloon manoeuvres
Balloons in South Korea have us floating ideas about airships and helium.
An unexpected burger
After McDonalds’ recent court case loss the team cook up a scientific culinary delight
Seismic swift
A Taylor Swift gig in Scotland made us look at human earthquakes and animal seismographs
Lights out
A power outage in Ecuador has us pondering the darkness of blackouts
Mushroom magic
Hallucinatory, deadly or lifesaving? Your one-stop guide to everything fungi
Political Jet Lag
Brace yourself for presidential fights and pointless flights
Marriage madness
Ceremonies, rings and sleep divorce
Breaking, climbing, and surfing
Could we surf on Titan, or dance like a physicist? Olympic levels of science chat.