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LIVING FOREVER

The day the Earth flipped

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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OTHER FEATURES

The day the Earth flipped

THE DAY THE EARTH FLIPPED

When the Earth's magnetic poles flip, North will become South - and havoc will likely ensue.

Surgery to scale

SURGERY TO SCALE

Orthopaedics, X-rays, CT-scans: believe it or not, the world of high-tech medicine has invaded the fish tank.

Out of Africa

OUT OF AFRICA

At first, scientists couldn't believe hominids reached as far as Georgia in Eastern Europe. Now they are all part of the family.

Fingerprints in time

FINGERPRINTS IN TIME

Richard Dawkins visits the rocks of the iconic Galápagos islands which bear the signature of an instant in time, trapped in the volcanic landscape.

Dude, where's my genome?

DUDE, WHERE'S MY GENOME?

Maverick, entrepreneur and surf enthusiast: genetics pioneer Craig Venter is a man driven by his past, and with a desire to live it up while he can.

REGULAR SECTIONS
FIRST PERSON
Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut, tells what it's actually like to walk on the Moon (when billions are watching on TV).
ART
Would you wear a jacket made of human skin? These artists make them.
POSTCARD
Birdwatching in full battle rattle: field ornithology in Iraq.
RETROSPECTIVE
From the ashes of a nightclub fire, rose a new method for treating burns.
PORTRAIT
Marie Stoner, co-inventor of a pioneering spray-on burns treatment.
TRAVELOGUE
A journey to the cold depths of Antarctica to find a treasure trove of fascinating fossils, with Paul Willis.
EXPRESS
The news stories everyone else missed.
FLASHBACK
If it weren't for Elisha Otis, we'd all be living in two-storey houses.
GALLERY
Climate change isn't coming, it's already here. Magnum photographers take you to the frontlines of a changing planet.
FICTION
Ray Bradbury's classic short story, "There will come soft rains".
DESIGN
The high-tech magic of extreme materials.
WORLD
Whose reality is it anyway? Bruce Sterling investigates the increasing distance between soldiers and their war.
BODY
Doctors are only human: when they make mistakes, it can be fatal.
OPINION
Damien Broderick on why we will never be able to predict the future with any accuracy.
DIAGNOSIS
The syndrome that makes you smell like rotting fish.
PRÊT-À-PORTER
Electronic trends that are ready to wear.
SOCIETY
The answer to obesity may not be on the sports field, but all in the mind.
PANDORA
Featuring Cosmos Pet of the Month, Pub Crawl, and the Trivia Quiz.
BIOSPHERE
Forget fish steaks: bite-sized fish may be the future.
OMNIVORE
Reviews of the latest books, DVDs and television programs.
MENAGERIE
Mudskippers - a fish that can walk on land.
EVENT HORIZON
The only national guide to what's really going on in science.
TERRA
The strange tale of Tutankhamun's long lost penis.
TIME TUNNEL
Whatever happened to jetpacks?
SPACE
The discovery of a far-away asteroid field excites astronomers.
WHATEVER
Foolish and deceitful language is a subject of scholarly enquiry, Helen Razer reports.
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