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January132 LOOKING BACK ON PLANET EARTH II
Which scenes from the hit series got you talking?136 TRAVEL: PERFECT WILDLIFE PACKAGES
Bright ideas for combining your two weeks in the sun with
an affordable animal-spotting adventureSPACE060 RACE TO THE RED PLANET
Will humans set foot on Mars in our lifetime? We examine
the hows and whys of the next giant leap in space travel067 ‘MY YEAR ON WHITE MARS’
We meet Dr Beth Healey who spent a year in Antarctica to
study how astronauts might handle red planet living090 ARCTIC CIRCLING
What CryoSat, climate science’s eye in the sky, is revealing
about polar ice cover – and why it needs to be replacedREGULARS010 A WORLD LIKE NO OTHER
Our planet in pictures. This month: migrating zebras,
ice swimming in Russia and California’s sea otters016 NEWS OF THE EARTH
Stories from the frontline of the natural world018 WATC H L I ST
The best things to read, view and download this month021 TV & RADIO
Unmissable science and nature programmes023 WHAT’S ON
AROUND THE UK
Countrywide events025 I N FOCUS: A L L-
TERRAIN FOOTWEAR
An expert picks the best trail
shoes and walking boots118 SUBSCRIPTIONS
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Get three issues of BBC Earth for just £134 COMPETITION
Win a luxury two-night stay at the Macdonald Randolph135 LETTERS
Your views on BBC Earth magazine141 CURIOUS WORLD
The big questions answered in easily digestible chunks144 EARTH BY NUMBERS
The hard facts behind wildlife crime146 WHAT ON EARTH?
Can you guess the answer to our photo challenge?GETTING INTO ARCHAEOLOGY
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