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The first seismometer on the moon, with solar panels and an antenna pointed at Earth, was placed there by Apollo 11 astronauts and tested by Buzz Aldrin stamping his foot. Image credit - NASA
Space | 10 August 2020

Moonquakes and marsquakes: How we peer inside other worlds

Earth is not the only place in our solar system that shakes with seismic activity. Read more

The X chromosome, of which women have two and men have one, is believed to influence immune response. Image credit: Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels
Interview | 06 August 2020

Q&A: How coronavirus is putting a spotlight on sex differences in medicine

Dr Sabine Oertelt-Prigione on a ‘moment of awakening’ for medical research. Read more

The emerald ash borer has killed more than 150 million trees in the US in the last decade and is a potential threat to Europe’s forests.
Environment | 05 August 2020

Trade and climate change increase pest threat to Europe’s forests

Six new species of pest are introduced to Europe every year. Read more

Around half a million babies are born prematurely each year in Europe and that number is increasing. Image credit - Jeremykemp/Wikimedia commons, public domain
Health | 30 July 2020

Cutting the risks of premature birth

Novel devices could better assess likelihood of early birth and provide personalised nutrition advice for preemies. Read more

Fossil meteorites from the mid-Ordovician period, around 460 million years ago, indicate that Earth may have been hit by debris from an asteroid collision at that time. Image credit - Birger Schmitz
Space | 28 July 2020

Space dust fossils are providing a new window onto Earth’s past

How a Swedish quarry search unearthed an asteroid-triggered ice age. Read more

Earth’s seven major tectonic plates draw apart from each other, rub together or collide, shaping the world we live in. Image credit - Pixabay/SpecialEventConsulting, licenced under Pixabay licenceDr Kate Rychert, University of Southampton, UK
Interview | 03 August 2020

We think the presence of free surface water is a key factor in causing plate tectonics.

Dr Kate Rychert studies ocean plate structures. Read more

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Our shifting surface

In August, Horizon explores one of the unique features of Earth: plate tectonics. Read more

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