In this issue

MICHAEL MOSLEY
Some ‘psychobiotic’ foods aren’t just good for your body, they can even give your brain and mood a boost (and they taste pretty good too!).

INSTALLING A NEW AGE OF HUMANITY
Find out more about the people who are walking the line between human and cyborg…

EYE OPENER

Incredible Images around the world

2 mins

Climate Change: Can The New Targets Get Us To Net Zero?

The UK government is aiming for an emissions cut of 78 per cent, compared with levels in 1990. They want to achieve this by 2035. Is this feasible?

4 mins

BMI: IT'S FLAWED, SO WHY DO WE USE IT?

A report published by the Women and Equalities Committee says that the use of the Body Mass Index should be scrapped. Is there a better way to calculate if you’re a healthy weight?

4 mins

INSTALLING A NEW AGE OF HUMANITY

FROM REALITY-ENHANCING IMPLANTS TO BRAIN-CONTROLLED EXOSKELETONS, BREAKTHROUGHS IN BIO-TECH HAVE FUELLED A NEW FUSION OF MACHINERY AND ORGANIC MATTER. HERE WE SPEAK TO THE CYBORGS WHO ARE HELPING HUMANITY TRANSCEND ITS BIOLOGICAL LIMITS, ONE DEVICE AT A TIME

6 mins

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

How a hand-holding charity stunt launched a social network, way back in the 1980s

2 mins

EAT YOURSELF HAPPY

Increasing evidence suggests that a microbiome-friendly diet is good for your brain as well as your body

2 mins

Through Hardship To The Stars

‘Per aspera ad astra’. This is the phrase adopted as a statement of intent by space agencies, both real and fictional, that originates in Virgil’s Aeneid. But exactly what kinds of hardship will the human body have to endure to colonise the cosmos? Prof Christopher E Mason has been studying astronauts’ reactions to life in space and reveals to Ian Taylor how we might adapt to overcome the challenges we face

10+ mins

A GIANT LEAP FOR ANIMAL KIND

As we look to set up permanent bases on the Moon, Mars and beyond, we’ll need to bring other forms of life with us... but how will they cope with life in space?

10 mins

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