This issue, our cover story dives deep into the flourishing flora and fauna in metropolitan Singapore, as well as an in-depth profile on the return of the smooth-coated otters that are a hot favourite among the locals. It is amazing how animals can switch and adapt to various environments. Each day also brings a new discovery for us. Did you know
that some viruses and microbes are essential in keeping us alive? Kat talks about how viruses work while Mun-Keat shares an insight into the human microbiome and how bacteria benefit us.

Wild otters now live amongst us in Singapore, a result of reforestation and anti-pollution efforts. Over in England, it was jubilantly announced that otters had returned to every country ten years ago. But is river pollution putting the species in jeopardy again?

The ideas, science and history driving this decade's biggest sci-fi film - Dune. It mixes stories about political greed, ecological abuse and unchecked technological progress in a fully realised universe. Find out where Dune novel's writer Frank Herbert's idea came from and hot it shaped what came after it.

The deep sea is Earth's last unexplored domain. For the longest time, this enigmatic ecosystem has held within it answers to some of the most important questions in science. Now, a new wave of technologies is powering discoveries that will help us put together the story of Earth's final frontier. This, and more, in the November/December issue of BBC Earth.

Concealed within Java's dense tropical forest, the world's rarest rhino - only a few dozen left - remains a mystery to most. This, and more, in the September/October 2021 issue of BBC Earth.

Besides physical appearance, humans can change some aspects of themselves, including certain personality traits and intellectual capacity. Read about this and many more science-based facts about humanity in the latest issue of BBC Earth Asia Edition.

Planet Earth and its organisms that emit light can rival the skies and its stars. This and more in BBC Earth Asia Edition.

Our previous records at beating pandemics - TB, measles, polio and smallpox, to name a few - bode well for the way we manage the challenges of COVID-19.

Find out if life could truly exist around a black hole, how beavers influence the form and function of wild places, and more exciting stories at this bi-monthly issue.

Find out what pop psychology gets wrong, how dogs can help us live longer and healthier lives, and more exciting stories at this bi-monthly issue.

Meet the Earth’s ultimate winter warrior, see the progress for the COVID-19 vaccine, and more exciting stories at this bi-monthly issue.

From seeing Henry V in a different light to learning about beneficial lab-grown bacteria, discoveries are anew in this bi-monthly edition.

The myserty of you - where does consciousness come from?

How we’ll find the most mysterious object in our Solar System.

When the temperatures plunge in Canada's Yukon so do the grizzles - into the Fishing Branch River to catch salmon.

New secrets of the supermassive black hole. How do black holes form? 

Celebrate this renowned Indian reserve through the story of one of its stars – a remarkable tigress called Noor.

The New Space Station | What will replace the international space station when its life cycle ends?

Tango in Patagonia | On remote windswept lakes near the tip of South America, the world's rarest grebes have been given their own bodyguards.

The Most Mysterious Objects in the Universe | How we'll decipher the secrets of 'Oumuamua, Galaxy X and Planet Nine

Woodland Wonders | Ural owls nest and rear their young in Estonia's forests each spring. Photographer Sven Zacek has obsessively documented their parenting skills for 13 years. 

INSIDE MARS | The Red Planet has been an object of intrigue for centuries, and an armada of orbiters and rovers have explored Mars up close. Yet for all our exploration efforts there remains a perplexing mystery: just what is going on deep within Mars?

LIFE IN THE MULTIVERSE | Computer simulations involving dark energy suggest our Universe may not be as unique as we once thought...

According to the multiverse theory, life arose in our Universe thanks to the amount of dark energy being just right. The theory states that if the amount of dark energy in a universe is too large, it causes such a rapid expansion that it prevents any stars, planets or life from forming, If it is too small, then the universe collapses again before anything interesting forms. Dark energy is the mysterious force that is accelerating the expansion of the Universe that started with the Big Bang.

SPACE WARS
Forget the traditional battlegrounds of land, sea and air. Rapid developments in technology and our reliance on satellites for everything from communication to navigation are pushing conflicts into a new arena: outer space

“Every single day we rely on satellites”

Antarctica and us
To stay wild, Antarctica needs us to keep it that way.  
Documentarian Fraser Morton reminds us of our relationship with the Last Great Wilderness, as he documents his incredible ClimateForce expedition with a polar legend.

Through The WORMHOLE.
Could we travel through a black hole to take a shortcut into another galaxy?
Ever since a trip through a wormhole was first portrayed in 2001: A Space Odyssey 50 years ago, the idea of them has captured the public imagination. And small wonder: they’re the ultimate form of cosmic travel: a way of zipping across galaxies in an instant.

BRAINS and BRAWN.
Spotted hyenas are bucking the trend for large carnivores being decline. The spotted hyena is dog-like in appearance. Even when alone, a spotted hyena keeps in touch with other members of its clan with whoops, yells and a manic cackle, which gave rise to its other name, laughing hyena. Spotted hyenas live in clans and frequently hunt in groups. Cooperation can improve the hunting success of spotted hyenas – but this depends on prey availability.

Time to save the planet. This month, we take you into the labs of scientists whose promising research may just help save the planet from looming threats. While conservation efforts continue within the planet, strides continue to be made in the mission to find habitable planets around the nearest Sun-like stars, a mission also known as Project Blue.

SEEING REDS.
Take a peek into the lives of the one-of-a-kind red squirrels, native to the Scottish Highlands.
In autumn when food is abundant, squirrels have plenty of spare time to collect nuts one at a time in their mouth. They scrape a small hole in soft earth and bury their prize, patting the soil down on top to hide it from birds. The caching is not random: a particular place will be chosen that they can find later.

MISSION INTO THE SUN
Are we finally ready to explore the star that has continued to remain stubbornly out of reach?

What a wind
The solar wind carried with it the sun’s magnetic field and streams out into space at about 1,600,000km/h (1,000,000mph). 
It bathes the planets, and when it collides with the Earth, it sparks the stunning auroras that shine in the polar skies.

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Seven Earth-Sized Exoplanets Found

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NASA To Explore Metal Asteroid For The First Time

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