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The ejector seats that fire down
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The Stratojet’s downward-firing seat could only be used if the aircraft was above 1,000ft (300m) (Credit: Museum of Flight/Corbus/ Getty Images)

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Once the missing Palomares weapon had been recovered, a bomb disposal team had to find a way to deactivate it (Credit: Getty Images)
The Lost Index

The nuclear weapons no one can find

By Zaria Gorvett

Finger pushing domino (Credit: Liudmila Chernetska/Getty Images)
Psychology
Does 'nudge theory' work after all?
By Magda Osman
Are you a 'consumer', a 'subject' ...or a 'citizen'? (Credit: Getty Images)
How To Think About X
What comes after consumerism?
By Jon Alexander and Ariane Conrad
The peat bogs of Flow Country are full of unusual plants specialised to the region's cool, wet conditions (Credit: Alamy)
Future Planet
Scotland's most misunderstood landscape
By Martha Henriques
Our bodies are made up of a patchwork of different cells that make up our tissues and organs, but we have no idea what most of them do (Credit: Getty Images)
Comment & Analysis

How a cell atlas might change medicine

By Daniel Davis

Family Tree

A girl surfs a wave at Freshwater Beach in Sydney, Australia (Credit: Lee Hulsman/Getty Images)
Family Tree

Why childhood sunburns are so dangerous

By Jessica Mudditt

A mother breastfeeds her child during the "all for breastfeeding" festival in Bogota, Colombia (Credit: Daniel Garzon Herazo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Family Tree
The milk that changes every day
By Anna Turns
Children often form strong bonds with pets, but the benefits go even further, research suggests (Credit: Getty Images)
Family Tree
How pets give your kids a brain boost
By Kelly Oakes
How do you deal with a child who misbehaves? (Getty Images)
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The truth about 'time out'
By Amanda Ruggeri

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