FROM THE EDITOR

I wonder how many discoveries in human history

Can’t see the coral for the trees

LEMBEH STRAIT, INDONESIA

Surf’s up

VODŇANY, CZECH REPUBLIC

Egg timer

SHIYAN, CHINA

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YOUR OPINIONS ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND OUR MAGAZINE

‘Ageing atlas’ reveals how time reshapes our genes

MEDICINE

Only 1% of the world is eating a healthy and sustainable diet

ENVIRONMENT

Spatial awareness could reveal dementia risk

Possible link suggested by results of small study

60-year mystery of the fossil skull that baffled scientists may finally be solved

ARCHAEOLOGY

Rogue planet is now the fastest-growing world ever seen

SPACE

Taking common vitamin D supplements may actually lower your vitamin D3 levels

Scientists are ‘astonished’ that the supplements could actually make deficiency worse

We finally know why men don’t live as long as women, say scientists

EVOLUTION

Dinosaur ‘superhighway’ unearthed in the UK

PALAEONTOLOGY

Your dog really could be addicted to their ball, says new study

DOGS

There’s another diabetes in town, here’s how to recognise it

REVIEW

Cleaner, greener fuels are coming to Formula 1. Here’s what that means

ANALYSIS

MEAT YOU COULD MAKE YOURSELF

PREPARE YOURSELF FOR TOMORROW

Finally… An EV worthy of your bedroom wall

Ferrari’s new Elettrica could be the car that gets dyed-in-the-wool petrolheads to long for an EV. It could also be the car that reshapes the entire EV landscape

EDITOR’S PICKS…

This month’s smartest tech

IMMUNE TO EVERYTHING

Researchers are edging closer to a universal antiviral drug, a single medicine that could – if it works – treat every virus known to man and head off the next pandemic before it even starts

WHAT WE GET WRONG ABOUT COLD AND FLU SEASON

Nobody enjoys being stuck in bed sneezing and coughing the days away. But there are steps you can take to increase your chances of avoiding these winter ailments

THE PEOPLE PLEASING TRAP ( AND HOW TO ESCAPE IT )

Are you a doormat if you constantly make sacrifices for other people? Or are you simply being a nice person by putting others’ needs ahead of your own? Psychologists think there’s something deep at work

THE QUEST TO FIND THE EDGE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

NASA’s newly launched IMAP mission is set to tell us more about the boundary between our Solar System and interstellar space than ever before

WANTED: GUT BACTERIA DEAD OR ALIVE

There are millions of bacteria living in our guts. There are millions of dead bacteria there too. And scientists are learning just how much potential the dead ones have to improve our health

CRACKING CHOLESTEROL

What really causes your blood fats to skyrocket? Groundbreaking discoveries have delivered surprising new answers and exposed a deeper biological mystery

HOW DOES MY BRAIN CREATE MY SENSE OF SELF?

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

WHAT’S THE DEEPEST A SUBMARINE HAS GONE?

All the way to the bottom! The deepest

HOW DO HULA HOOPS STAY UP?

Hula hoops rotate by rolling around your body,

THE PUDU

Just when you thought Bambi couldn’t get any

HOW MANY ELECTRONS ARE THERE IN THE UNIVERSE?

It’s difficult to know for sure how many

HOW CAN ANIMALS SWITCH SEX?

About two per cent of the world’s fish

WHICH HOUSEPLANT IS BEST FOR AIR QUALITY?

Plants remove carbon dioxide from the air through

WHAT’S THE LONGEST-LIVING INSECT?

NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY, ALAMY ILLUSTRATION: PETE LAWRENCE We

HOW TO SEE THE FULL MOON AND GEMINIDS

WHEN: EARLY DECEMBER

WHICH VAPE FLAVOUR IS WORSE FOR YOU?

If you’re trying to quit smoking, you’ll have

DOES NEGATIVE THINKING INCREASE YOUR RISK OF DEMENTIA?

GETTY IMAGES, ALAMY ILLUSTRATION: ROBIN BOYDEN Dementia and

CAN YOU CATCH COVID ON TOP OF COVID?

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CROSSWORD

PENCILS AT THE READY!

UNKNOWN HORIZON

Some experiences at life’s end hint at mysteries that extend beyond understanding

PASS THE PLASTIC

All of us are ingesting microplastics. Could dietary fibre help us get it out?