Destination Mars

We’ve done the moon, now it’s time to go to Mars – but how? The distance, the speed, the remoteness and life support all make it hard.

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Fungus Fidelio
Want to get a world-class violin but can’t afford a million bucks? Buy a new one, add fungus and wait.

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Big in the City
In Thailand, many rural dwellers are moving to the city. And taking elephants.

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Rock It
Rock climbing is very demanding. Rock climbing then taking photos is extraordinarily demanding.

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Inside Track
The man who takes dead humans and makes sculptures out of them tells us how he does it.

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Freedom Flight
Israeli skies are often described as full of rockets and missiles. The truth is, birds are even more plentiful there.

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Paper Caper
Origami used to be a genteel Japanese tradition. These days it helps design high-tech gizmos for space.

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Osmosis
How to create power from just water. And some more water.

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Tree Hugger!
How one woman branched out, camped out and made plant history.