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FOR THE CURIOUS MIND SCIENCE • HISTORY • NATURE
ND SCIENCE • HISTORY • NATURE
ROBERT BURNS
Revolution, democracy,
terror – and poetry p70
POLAR SCIENCE
Join us on a journey to the
bottom of the Earth p34
A ‘yegg’: a burglar who robs only safes
ALBATROSS
Stunning pictures of the
world’s largest seabirds p48
PLUS Q&A: What is the origin of life? How old is the Earth? Are plants intelligent? And how did eyes evolve? p81
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FO R THE CURI
A L B A T R O S S
St unn i ng i
S t unn i ng p i c t ure s o f th e
world’s largest seabirds p48
PL U S Q&A: What is the origin of life? How old is the Earth? Are plants intelligent? And how did eyes evolve?
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HISTORY
70 Robert Burns
Scotland’s favourite son, born 250 years
ago, was a political radical, championing
the burgeoning movement towards the
controversial idea of democracy sparked
by the American and French revolutions
SCIENCE
34 Antarctica
Join Martin Redfern on a journey of
discovery to the bleakest continent on
Earth as he discovers what this frozen
wilderness can teach us about our past
– and how to preserve our future
DARWIN 200
EVOLUTION SPECIAL
Commemorating Darwin’s 200th birthday with 22
pages of articles exploring the subject of evolution
NATURE
22 Is evolution dead?
Steve Jones and PZ Myers debate whether human evolution is fi nished
26 In search of the dodo
The strange tale of the 19th century race to describe the dodo
42 Evolution in action
Meet Richard Lenski, whose 21st century lab is a hive of evolutionary activity
59 Interview:
Richard Dawkins
We asked the outspoken scientist and
author about evolution and consciousness
48 Albatross
There are up to 25 different species of this
remarkable sea bird, most of which are
now endangered. Celebrated photographer
Tui de Roy has travelled thousands of
miles to learn more about them
ve of evolutionary activity
81 Ask the experts
A guest panel of biologists use the latest research to answer the questions that Darwin couldn’t
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Contents
74
How safe are we
from catastrophe?
FEATURES
26 In search of the dodo
COVER STORY We unearth the bizarre saga of the 19th
century race to describe the dodo, complete with
double-dealing, exploitation and subterfuge
34 Journey to the end of the Earth
COVER STORY Our man in Antarctica reports back on
research at the bottom of the planet and explains
how what’s going on there might just save us all
40 What did the Presidents do next?
As ‘Dubya’ checks out of America’s most famous
address, we take a look at how previous residents
have whiled away their twilight years
42 Evolution in action
COVER STORY Carl Zimmer visited biologist Richard
Lenski in his Michigan lab to see how he watches
evolution take place before his eyes every day
48 Portfolio: albatross
COVER STORY This most remarkable sea bird soars
across thousands of miles of open ocean in search of
a mate and a meal. Our glorious photos tell its tale
59 Interview: Richard Dawkins
COVER STORY Perhaps the most famous – and
controversial – evolutionary biologist to emerge
since Darwin himself speaks candidly. As always...
66 Nazis on the silver screen
It’s now 70 years since the outbreak of WWII, yet
the Nazis remain captivating box offi ce draws. How
has history portrayed humankind’s worst criminals?
42
Biologist Richard
Lenski keeps an
eye on evolution
70 Robert Burns
COVER STORY With revolution in the air in America
and France, the bard of Scotland emerged as a
champion of democracy – the terrorism of its day
89
Lapping up
the best new
books and
websites
74 The Big Idea: catastrophism
History has often dismissed tales of great fl oods
and meteor collisions as mere fable, but now
science is discovering the truth
32 Subscribe
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REGULARS
6 Inbox
Get something off your chest, or
simply share your thoughts and
experiences with other readers
22
Can perfection
be improved
upon?
66
Nazis on fi lm:
from propaganda
to paranoia
10 Snapshot
Amazing pictures explore the past,
present and future of life on Earth
Update
40
Not such a
teddy bear:
Roosevelt in
retirement
17 Latest Intelligence
Are we fl oating alone in space?
21 Worlds Apart
The BBC’s Europe editor asks when is
the English language not plain English
22 Comment & Analysis
Have we now evolved so far that
we’ve out-run evolution itself? We
tackle both sides of the argument
24 World News in Context
David Keys looks at the causes of last
year’s Russian invasion of Georgia
– and fi nds a tangled web
b
24
A new cold war?
Georgia’s dispute
with Russia
81 Q&A
COVER STORY Our
usual experts are
joined by a panel of
biologists this issue
O ur
are
nel of
i i sue
Resource
89 Nature
Explore the jungle from your sofa
gle f
92 Science
Try some armchair experiments
94 History
Step back in time without getting up
59
Inside the mind
of Richard
Dawkins
96 In the Know
Train your brain with our testing
puzzle and quiz pages
98 The Last Word
Singularity: what the world doesn’t
need now is a new group of religious
fundamentalists confusing science
with fanaticism, says John Horgan
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