Supernova magazine vol 8.5

Nature

• What do insects taste like? — Have you ever wondered how an insect would taste? While Jules doesn’t personally recommend bug consumption herself, she will definitely help curb your curiosity with her answer.
• Snail Farmer — Step into the profession of heliculture, the process of producing and raising land snails.

History

• Notre-Dame de Paris —  Join Andy as she takes you on a new adventure to learn about the rich history of the Notre-Dame cathedral, one of France’s greatest treasures.

Arts and Culture

• Look at those curves! — The Photo Feed shares some pictures of some seriously curvy buildings, find out how they were designed.
• The Recorder — Meet the windpipe that came before the flute, the recorder! Did you know that famous artists like David Bowie and The Beatles frontman, Paul McCartney, played this instrument?
• Write a Science Fiction Story — Let’s see what crazy science fiction story you can come up with using our writing prompt.
• Books — Learn interesting book facts, like the scientists who can tell how old a book is by sniffing it!
• Pixel Art: Our Favourite Visual Styles in Video Games — Dive into the technology and uniqueness behind video games, from 8-bit arcade games to photorealistic PlayStation®4 games!
• An Antarctic Adventure — Let’s ask the South African flag how on Earth it got to the South Pole!

Science

• Photograph by Bill Ingalls/NASA — The Big Picture article helps us look at an amazing photo of the space shuttle Atlantis!
• Science Fundi — Meet the brilliant Kelsi Hewitt (13), who won gold for her experiment with Aloe Ferox!

Social Skills

• Readers’ Letters —Check out the heart-warming and inspiring emails our Supernova fans to us!
• Restored or ruined? — Let’s have a discussion about the value of art. If old artworks are repainted, do you think this improves them or ruins them?