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Worst Case Scenario
How to survive in the extreme cold
By William Park
More than 11,000km of China's coastline is walled with concrete, such as here at the Yangtze estuary (Credit: Wu Wei)
Future Planet
The world’s growing concrete coasts
By Matthew Keegan
The radiation in microwaves is completely harmless (Credit: Getty Images)
Food Fictions
Is it safe to microwave food?
By Jessica Brown
The heliosphere created by the Sun and other stars creates a bow shock when it collides with the interstellar medium (Credit: Nasa/STScI/Aura)
Space
The weird space beyond our Solar System
By Patchen Barss
Hopefully, face masks will eventually become a rarer sight, but this year they've been defining (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont)
Prediction
37 memories of 2020 worth keeping
By Richard Fisher
The Mirror Universe theory predicts that a kind of "anti-universe" made up of antimatter is expanding outwards from the other side of the Big Bang (Credit: Getty Images)
Space
What if our universe is a sequel?
By Patchen Barss
Woman eating vegan burger (Credit: Getty Images)
The Vegan Factor
Is a vegan diet healthier?
By Jessica Brown
Mariel Romero Mendez, coordinator of AstilleroVerde, stands by their garden, which provides mango, avocado, tomatoes and more for the workers (Credit: Jocelyn Timperley)
Future Planet
The futuristic cargo ship made of wood
By Jocelyn Timperley
Modern interpretations of Neanderthal looks include ginger hair (Credit: Alamy)
Archaeology
The lives of the last Neanderthals
By Melissa Hogenboom
Pills and brain x-ray (Credit: Getty Images)
Psychology
The pills that can change who you are
By Zaria Gorvett
Fear of disease can change the way we behave in more ways we realise (Credit: Getty Images)
Covid-19
How fear of Covid-19 warps our minds
By David Robson
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Food
The foods that will last forever
By William Park
Widespread disinfection regimes have been put in operation in public spaces worldwide (Credit: Getty Images)
Covid-19
How long Covid-19 stays on surfaces
By Richard Gray
A message of support which reads "Be Strong China" is seen on a building in Beijing amid the country's Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak (Credit: Getty Images)
Covid-19
Tips to stay calm in a crisis
By William Park
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Japan 2020
What we can learn from Japan’s elderly
By Johanna Airth
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