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