Plus, we look back on the life of Paul Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for 70...
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Has safety been sidelined in the race for market share...
Plus, proof that last summer was the hottest for 2000 years...
Why do we scratch our heads when we're thinking?
Would another civilisation independently come to the same conclusions as we have...
The intricacies of human expression go under our microscope...
Plus, alternatives to licking toads to treat depression...
And was Dr Chris ever on the Cambridge rowing team...
When bendy PVC turns brittle...
Cancer cases call for a redoubling of efforts to combat the disease...
Or should we stick to the classics?
Plus, a plastic designed to eat itself...
Why are vehicle batteries rectangular?
Plus, why bowhead whales are stuck in a genetic bottleneck
The toll that space takes on body and mind...
And the BepiColombo mission to Mercury, which reaches its destination next year...
Chris Berrow and Leigh Milner explain the Fallout London Fiasco.
The mechanical probability of arcade games...
Plus, a look back at the Deepwater Horizon incident
Plus, what is macular degeneration? And why do people lose their sense of smell?
What is ADHD, and how is it treated?
Also, how the brain changes when animals bond, and the evolution of flu epidemics...
Plus, which animals have the best memories? And where could we go when Earth becomes uninhabitable?
And is their development different?
Plus, a tribute to pilot Eric Moody...