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Unmanned aerial vehicles are helping us to explore exciting environments for the first time, including the Amazon rainforest and huge Vietnamese caves.
Find out more @ sciencefocus.com/issue/wonders-of-drone-age
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Unmanned aerial vehicles are helping us to explore exciting environments for the first time, including the Amazon rainforest and huge Vietnamese caves.
Find out more @ sciencefocus.com/issue/wonders-of-drone-age
*Also*
The allergy fallacy - Studies suggest that in many cases, it’s time to stop worrying about gluten and lactose, and tuck into a cheese sandwich.
Making waves - From gravitational waves and gamma-ray bursts to black holes and neutron stars, deep space is home to some very strange phenomena.
Survival of the fittest - A look at the ways in which humans have adapted to the most extreme conditions on Earth.
Is porn warping our brains? - How does viewing pornography affect the brain and alter human behaviour?
A flag for planet Earth - With Earth Day looming on 22 April, we consider what our planet’s flag might look like.
Reader survey - Tell us what you think of BBC Focus magazine and you could win £100 of Amazon vouchers!
Understand forensic science - Fighting crime with science is an enduring meme. But what do forensic scientists actually do?
*Plus*
Discoveries - This month’s top science news, plus all things tech in ‘Innovations’.
Robin Ince - We all love to laugh, but why do we do it?
Robert Matthews - Why BMI is so much BS.
My Life Scientific - Edzard Ernst.
Helen Czerski - The shampoo in your bathroom is constantly shifting in a swirling waltz.
Out There - the best science books, television programmes and day trips. PLUS: Explore San Francisco with Katy Huff.
*Q&A*
Why are some people hairier than others?
Why does garlic give you bad breath?
How fat do you have to be to stop a bullet?
