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2005 back issuesIssue 6
We've all dreamed of saving the world with cosmic powers, high-tech gizmos and our underwear on the outside of our pants. While caped crusaders seem to exist only in comic books, is there an element of truth behind the story? Tim Dean examines the science behind the superheroes. Issue 5
It's been a staple of sci-fi fantasies for decades: cars that take off from your driveway, soar into the air and land just about anywhere. But just how far are we from the dream? Mary Grady looks at some of the best contenders, including the Moller M400 Skycar, Urban Aero's X-Hawk, as well as the more conventional gyrocopter-based candidates you can buy today. The future may be here already! Issue 4
Have you ever dreamed of going into space? Now you can. We look at the coming age of vacations in space: where to go, what to do, and what it will cost. Once a thing only governments with billion-dollar budgets could do, space is now becoming the high frontier of tourism, with the first flights due in 2008. Robin McKie straps himself in and gets ready for blast off. Issue 3
Scientists say that within 25 years - the average length of today's mortgage - global warming will make the world a very unpleasant place: many cities will run dry, coastal towns will be battered by violent and more frequent storms and crop zones will fail. In a four-part special Cosmos asks: could climate change trigger the collapse of modern civilisation? Issue 2
His mind wanders incredibly complex worlds of eleven dimensions and he is trying to complete Einstein's unfinished masterpiece: a 'theory of everything'. Meet one of the world's leading theoretical physicists, Michio Kaku, a founder of string field theory and a man as charming as he is imposing. By Elizabeth Finkel. Issue 1
Can our lifespans be extended? If so, by how much? How old can we utimately live? Is a 'cure' for ageing possible? These and many other questions are tackled in this 10-page feature that brings together the latest thinking with all of the new advances in an article that spans the possible and the scientifically feasible. 
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