Regulars
10 Q & A
Let our panel of experts sprinkle their answer-dust
over your questions
20 Discoveries & Innovations
Dispatches from the cutting edge of science, and the
discovery of seven earth-sized planets orbiting TRAPPIST-
30 Books
Browse through our literary treasure trove stocked
with the latest releases and the best of dystopian
future reads
32 Gadgets
Picks from the latest technology has to offer
34 Travel & Food
Gaze with awe at the legendary Alcatraz Prison while
munching on Banh mi — a Vietnamese snack
36 Snapshots
Outstanding photographs that inform and engage
48 Portfolio: In the pink
Photographer Alejandro Prieto documents Caribbean
flamingos in the wetland habitat of the Yucatán Peninsula
85 Puzzle Pit
Pick from a veritable buffet of brainteasers guaranteed to
tickle your grey cells
88 In Focus: The Doomsday Clock
Learn about the clock that counts down the seconds
to mankind's apocalyptic end