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| The best science long reads of 2018 (part one) | The best science long reads of 2018 (part one) |
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| From a CIA mission to recover a lost Soviet submarine to the fate of a huge Antarctic iceberg, here's a festive selection of the best science and environment long reads published on the BBC this year. | From a CIA mission to recover a lost Soviet submarine to the fate of a huge Antarctic iceberg, here's a festive selection of the best science and environment long reads published on the BBC this year. |
| Missed part two of our best science long reads in 2018? Go here. | |
| The CIA secret on the ocean floor By David Shukman | The CIA secret on the ocean floor By David Shukman |
| In the summer of 1974, a large and highly unusual ship set sail from Long Beach in California. | In the summer of 1974, a large and highly unusual ship set sail from Long Beach in California. |
| It was heading for the middle of the Pacific where its owners boasted it would herald a revolutionary new industry beneath the waves. | It was heading for the middle of the Pacific where its owners boasted it would herald a revolutionary new industry beneath the waves. |
| It was billed as the boldest step so far in a longstanding dream of extracting valuable metals from rocks on the seabed. | It was billed as the boldest step so far in a longstanding dream of extracting valuable metals from rocks on the seabed. |
| But amid all the excited public relations, there was one small hitch - the whole expedition was a lie. | But amid all the excited public relations, there was one small hitch - the whole expedition was a lie. |
| Read the feature | Read the feature |
| 'We can build a real time machine' By BBC Horizon | 'We can build a real time machine' By BBC Horizon |
| Physicist Ron Mallett, from the University of Connecticut, has been dreaming of time travel for most of his adult life. | Physicist Ron Mallett, from the University of Connecticut, has been dreaming of time travel for most of his adult life. |
| His research suggests that, given enough power, lasers could be used to warp space-time - allowing us to journey into the past. | His research suggests that, given enough power, lasers could be used to warp space-time - allowing us to journey into the past. |
| Prof Mallett says that if he could build a time machine, he would try to prevent his father's death. | Prof Mallett says that if he could build a time machine, he would try to prevent his father's death. |
| BBC Horizon looked at some of the most promising ideas for turning this staple of science fiction into reality. | BBC Horizon looked at some of the most promising ideas for turning this staple of science fiction into reality. |
| Read the feature | Read the feature |
| A tale of two heatwaves: 1976 and 2018 By David Shukman | A tale of two heatwaves: 1976 and 2018 By David Shukman |
| During the heatwave that hit northern Europe this summer, comparisons were being made to 1976. | During the heatwave that hit northern Europe this summer, comparisons were being made to 1976. |
| But how did the two really compare? | But how did the two really compare? |
| There were some striking similarities but also some key differences, wrote David Shukman. | There were some striking similarities but also some key differences, wrote David Shukman. |
| Read the feature | Read the feature |
| The life of a shark scientist By Mary Halton | The life of a shark scientist By Mary Halton |
| What does a marine biologist do all day? | What does a marine biologist do all day? |
| Sydney-based shark researcher Melissa Marquez gave the BBC an insight into her work, which involves diving on the Great Barrier Reef. | Sydney-based shark researcher Melissa Marquez gave the BBC an insight into her work, which involves diving on the Great Barrier Reef. |
| She explains why sharks are the most misunderstood of predators. | She explains why sharks are the most misunderstood of predators. |
| Read the feature | Read the feature |
| The 'monster' berg: What happened next? By Jonathan Amos | The 'monster' berg: What happened next? By Jonathan Amos |
| It was a wow! moment. The world's biggest berg, a block of ice a quarter the size of Wales, fell off the Antarctic in mid-2017. | It was a wow! moment. The world's biggest berg, a block of ice a quarter the size of Wales, fell off the Antarctic in mid-2017. |
| But what happened after that? Jonathan Amos found out. | But what happened after that? Jonathan Amos found out. |
| Read the feature | Read the feature |
| Does Jurassic Park make scientific sense? By Mary Halton | Does Jurassic Park make scientific sense? By Mary Halton |
| In 1993, Steven Spielberg's film Jurassic Park defined dinosaurs for an entire generation. | In 1993, Steven Spielberg's film Jurassic Park defined dinosaurs for an entire generation. |
| It has been credited with inspiring a new era of palaeontology research. | It has been credited with inspiring a new era of palaeontology research. |
| But how much science was built into Jurassic Park, and do we now know more about its dinosaurs? | But how much science was built into Jurassic Park, and do we now know more about its dinosaurs? |
| As its 25th anniversary approached, Mary Halton looked at the research behind the landmark movie. | As its 25th anniversary approached, Mary Halton looked at the research behind the landmark movie. |
| Read the feature | Read the feature |
| How ancient DNA is transforming our view of the past By Paul Rincon | How ancient DNA is transforming our view of the past By Paul Rincon |
| Prof David Reich of Harvard Medical School is one of the leading lights in the field of ancient DNA. | Prof David Reich of Harvard Medical School is one of the leading lights in the field of ancient DNA. |
| His team's work has cast a new perspective on human history, reconstructing the epic migrations and genetic exchanges that shaped the people of different regions worldwide. | His team's work has cast a new perspective on human history, reconstructing the epic migrations and genetic exchanges that shaped the people of different regions worldwide. |
| Here he explains how this revolution in our understanding unfolded. | Here he explains how this revolution in our understanding unfolded. |
| Read the feature | Read the feature |