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CHARTED

10 A century of progress

toward conquering cancer

12 In Colombia, invasive

hippos are...good?

14 A dash of microbes

makes our food taste better

16 The world’s most free-

wheeling bike havens

18 How to be happy, with

money or without

BIG QS

20 Sharing is caring—but is

it in our nature?

22 The path to curing our

illnesses from the inside out

22 A comfortable life in the

harshest conditions

22 How genetic diversity

breeds resilience

23 What we can do to make

students alright

24 The hidden benefi ts of

reviving ancient tongues

24 Can we quit our plastic

habit for good?

26 The case for teaching

old dogs new tricks

GOODS

30 This e-bike can tackle all

conditions—even snow

32 Safe, comfy face cover-

ings for any situation

33 The perfect purifi er to

clean up your airspace

34 Meet your new favorite

protein source

36 The bag to grab in the

middle of a crisis

38 Stink-free home com-

posting for any budget

40 Workout gear to

maximize your gym time

41 Four tools that’ll mend

your aching muscles

42 The most iconic offi ce

chair out there

TALES FROM THE FIELD

117 The microbial network

that fl avors sourdough

118 These jellyfi sh simply

refuse to die

118 Why space rovers live

beyond their years

119 When human adapta-

tion goes to extremes

120 Can we brew a tasty

beer on Mars?

121 After 100-plus years, this

bulb’s still burning

122 Trees make excellent

meteorologists

122 We’re all a little bit

Neanderthal

HEAD TRIP

125 The funkiest facts about

how our brains stay so darn

resilient, from the power of

doing nothing to those little

tricks and talents we can

never truly forget

BEHIND THE COVER

134 Why the monarch is our

ultimate cover model

CONTENTS

The battle

to reclaim

a buried

history

On the

front line of

pandemic

prevention

Niche design

tweaks that

improve life

for everyone

COVID-

may propel

sustainable

fi shing

Atop the

looming

giants of the

natural world

We can

power big

cities without

polluting them

How to keep

prisons from

spreading

disease

Does
Earth need
our help
to heal?

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY THE VOORHES / ILLUSTRATION BY GABY D’ALESSANDRO

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