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If the ancient carboniferous forests didn’t go on to create the oil and gas fields we exploit for fossil fuels, how different would our world look today in terms of technology and the environment?

QUESTION OF THE MONTH: If the ancient carboniferous forests didn’t go on to create the oil and gas fields we exploit for fossil fuels, how different would our world look today in terms of technology and the environment? ANDY NEWELL, KNARESBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE The Industrial Revolution was largely powered by coal. Wood and charcoal were used […]

Are elves’ long lives realistic?

Are elves’ long lives realistic? What’s the biology behind the elves’ extended lifespans in The Lord Of The Rings? by STEPHEN KELLY The new The Lord Of The Rings TV show, The Rings Of Power, is a prequel set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before Frodo takes his long walk to […]

From the editor

FROM THE EDITOR It finally happened. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed its first image… after a short wait. The project took nearly 20 years to build and cost $10bn, making it one of the more expensive missions in recent history. The image is, of course, astonishing. Take a grain of sand and hold […]

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