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Photographic plate of the Small Magellanic Cloud studied by Henrietta Swan Leavitt

The Woman Who Discovered the Galaxies

Henrietta Swan Leavitt spent years measuring tiny dots on photographic plates. What she found helped reveal that the Milky Way was not the entire Universe!

A jumble of eBikes in London

Who Put All These Bloody Bikes Here?

Thousands of hire bikes have invaded London’s streets and pavements. They’re convenient, controversial and frequently bloody annoying. How did we end up with 50,000 of them?

Who Would Volunteer for This?

The Hunley sank during testing and killed five of her crew. They raised her and tried again. She sank again, killing all eight men aboard. Then eight more men volunteered to take her to war. Who were these people?

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