Issue 30 - CAN YOU CATCH A HEART ATTACK?
Can you catch a heart attack? Or diabetes? Or even obesity? In this COSMOS medical special, find out how bacteria and viruses may be behind many diseases, why immunology needs an overhaul and what you can do about the allergy epidemic. Plus, follow researchers as they track down the cancer genome and meet the man who has saved millions. Also in this issue, discover why whales and dolphins beach and how small variations in supernovae hold the key to the fate of the universe.View full contents
Issue 29 - MEMORY ENGINEERS
Ever wish you could forget an embarrassing moment or delete a painful memory? Soon you will, thanks to scientists who are already editing, manipulating and deleting unwanted memories. Also in this issue: a 26-page Darwin Special, commemorating the 150th anniversary of evolution on November 24, which traces all the latest insights: from genetics to the bizarre evolutionary solutions for genitalia and sex. Plus, we look at the coming revolution electric cars will bring to every aspect of your life; we take a close-up look in stunning colour at the parasites living inside us; and we show you where comets really come from.View full contents
Issue 28 - MASS DELUSIONS
Are our brains wired for delusions? In a special 21-page report, COSMOS explores delusional behaviour, from the global financial crisis to alien abductions. We look at the strange phenomena of sleep paralysis and the placebo effect. Plus, find out why presidents fear NASA’s James Hansen; why gamma-ray bursts are the biggest bang since the big one; why New Zealand is a ticking bomb; and read the article that got Simon Singh sued by chiropractors.View full contents
Issue 27 - ASTRONOMY SPECIAL
Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy with a free poster on the life and death of stars! Plus, bizarre planets made of pure diamond and solid iron; and a look deep inside the Sun. COSMOS also reveals new research on how a man’s wayward lifestyle can affect the future health of his children; why a carbon tax is better than an emissions trading scheme; and how scientists are battling to prevent the world’s wheat supply from collapsing under a disease they thought they’d already banished. View full contents
Issue 26 - SPECIAL REPORT: THE SINGULARITY
Are we on the verge of the biggest technological revolution ever? In a 30-page special report, COSMOS explores the radical concept of ‘the technological singularity’: how super–intelligent computers could - within 30 years - trigger massive changes in society and create a global economy that doubles every few weeks. Plus, find out how a little exercise can prevent your brain from ageing; where humans really came from; why antidepressants don’t work; and meet the Indiana Jones of conservation biology. View full contents
Issue 25 - STONEHENGE SPECIAL
It is one of the world’s best known ancient monuments, yet Stonehenge remains largely a riddle - but one that the first archaeological dig in 40 years sought to solve. Plus, read why astrophysicist Stephen Hawking believes we need a new space race, how our major ailments - from hernias to hiccups – can be blamed on our evolution from fish, what Rodney Brooks - Australia's wild child of robotics - is doing next, and how parallel universes may be leaking into ours. View full contents
