Being able to fly off on holiday is something we may take for granted. But how does the big metal tube you're flying in stay up in the air? We'll find out in the latest Naked Science Scrapbook. Plus we'll see that if the plane's engines stop working, you won't just plummet out of the sky...

How does a plane stay in the air? - Science Scrapbook 11.07.12

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Launched in 1977 to study the Solar system's gas giant planets, Voyager 1 is still operating. But now it's so far away that the Solar wind has weakened and a deluge of cosmic particles from intergalactic space is assailing it. Now interstellar space awaits. But where does the Solar system end and this new frontier begin?

Where Does the Solar System End? - Science Scrapbook 13.11.12

13.11.12 - Where Does the Solar System End? - Science Scrapbook

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have found evidence of a new fundamental particle, that could be the much sought-after Higgs boson. In this Naked Science Scrapbook we find out what a Higgs boson actually is, and why finding it could help us understand the structure of the universe a little bit better...

What is the Higgs boson? - Science Scrapbook 13.10.07

13.10.07 - What is the Higgs boson? - Science Scrapbook

What do nerve cells look like, how do they carry information, and how does one nerve connect and communicate with another nerve? Find out in this spine-tingling Naked Science Scrapbook episode...

How do Nerves Carry Information? - Science Scrapbook 13.10.04

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How does a plane stay in the air? - Science Scrapbook 11.07.12

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