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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nLife as we know it<\/h2>\n
When the asteroid hit 66 million years ago, it spelled the end for the dinosaurs. But this event paved the way for tiny, furtive mammals to inherit the Earth.<\/p>\n
Everything you need to know about intrusive thoughts<\/h2>\n
Sometimes, we\u2019re minding our own business when a weird or disturbing thought pops into our head. Why does our brain do this, and is it anything to worry about?<\/p>\n
Push it to the limit<\/h2>\n
Take a look inside some of the most extraordinary science experiments in the world, from the coldest, to the hottest, to the highest.<\/p>\n
Plus<\/h2>\n- New columnists Dr Katie Mack, Dr Julia Shaw and Dr Kate Darling<\/li>\n
- Our experts answer this month\u2019s intriguing questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>
Issue 378 on sale 8 June 2022<\/h2>\nSubscribe to\u00a0BBC Science Focus Magazine<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\nDon\u2019t forget that\u00a0BBC Science Focus<\/em>\u00a0is also available on all major digital platforms. We have versions for\u00a0Android<\/a>,\u00a0Kindle Fire and Kindle e-reader<\/a>, as well as an\u00a0iOS app<\/a>\u00a0for the iPad and iPhone.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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Issue 378 on sale 8 June 2022<\/h2>\nSubscribe to\u00a0BBC Science Focus Magazine<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\nDon\u2019t forget that\u00a0BBC Science Focus<\/em>\u00a0is also available on all major digital platforms. We have versions for\u00a0Android<\/a>,\u00a0Kindle Fire and Kindle e-reader<\/a>, as well as an\u00a0iOS app<\/a>\u00a0for the iPad and iPhone.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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Don\u2019t forget that\u00a0BBC Science Focus<\/em>\u00a0is also available on all major digital platforms. We have versions for\u00a0Android<\/a>,\u00a0Kindle Fire and Kindle e-reader<\/a>, as well as an\u00a0iOS app<\/a>\u00a0for the iPad and iPhone.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Sara Rigby Published: Wednesday, 08 June 2022 at 12:00 am Life as we know it When the asteroid hit 66 million years ago, it spelled the end for the dinosaurs. But this event paved the way for tiny, furtive mammals to inherit the Earth. Everything you need to know about intrusive thoughts Sometimes, we\u2019re […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":14093,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"< 1"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/06\/new-issue-rise-of-the-mammals.jpg",940,530,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/06\/new-issue-rise-of-the-mammals-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/06\/new-issue-rise-of-the-mammals-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/06\/new-issue-rise-of-the-mammals-768x433.jpg",768,433,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/06\/new-issue-rise-of-the-mammals.jpg",800,451,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/06\/new-issue-rise-of-the-mammals.jpg",940,530,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/06\/new-issue-rise-of-the-mammals.jpg",940,530,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Sara Rigby Published: Wednesday, 08 June 2022 at 12:00 am Life as we know it When the asteroid hit 66 million years ago, it spelled the end for the dinosaurs. But this event paved the way for tiny, furtive mammals to inherit the Earth. Everything you need to know about intrusive thoughts Sometimes, we\u2019re…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/14092"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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