Cheat sheet

A party crew called Desert Storm travelled to Bosnia during the Balkans conflict in the 1990s to hold raves near the frontline as a form of humanitarian aid.

‘The beat goes on’ | P018

An emissions-free car-like vehicle with an internal combustion engine that ran purely on hydrogen gas had its first outing in 1808

‘Moment that mattered’ | P030

In 2006 a Thai scientist published a paper entitled ‘Drinking Bat Blood May be Hazardous to Your Health’

‘The virus hunters’ | P034

The explosion at the port of Beirut was so loud that it was heard in Cyprus, 150 miles away

‘The fall of Beirut’ | P052

Swedish athlete Jonas Jacobsson has competed at every Paralympics of the last 40 years and won gold at all but
one of them

‘Who’s the greatest?’ | P062

Elon Musk thinks that a brain implant developed for pigs could one day be used to give humans infra-red vision.

‘The billionaire, the pig and the future of neuroscience’

At its closest point, the Greek island of Lesbos is just 15 kilometres from the Turkish mainland, 15 times closer than it is to the Greek mainland

‘The cruel sea’

If only goals by English players counted Leicester City would have been Premier League champions for two
seasons running

‘Turning the table’

Astronauts on the International Space Station see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets every 24 hours

‘A space odyssey’

Posted on Tuesday, July 9th, 2024 - Categories: #40 - Jul-Sep 2020, App Issues.