The latest issue of IFLScience’s e-magazine CURIOUS is out now, bringing you science highlights for the month plus deep dives into intriguing topics, interviews, exclusives, diary dates, and explanations for some of Earth’s most perplexing natural phenomena and landscapes.
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In This Issue…
OUR COVER STORY: Dare We Become Transhuman?
We uncover the murky past and lofty goals of transhumanism and explain how, in some ways, we’re already there. Read more
DEEP DIVE: Can Humans Learn To Hibernate?
As half the planet plunges into the darkest depths of winter, some of us are wondering why we couldn’t just wait it out in a state of hibernation like the bears of Katmai National Park’s Fat Bear Week. We find out what’s stopping us, and how space travel might make it a necessity. Read more
WE HAVE QUESTIONS: Why Are There No Green Mammals?
Christmas is looming, and as the Grinch comes prancing back into our lives, we ask: Why are there no green mammals? ZSL London Zoo's Senior Keeper Shannon Farrington laid it out for us. Read more
WHERE ON EARTH: Millions Of Red Crabs Make A Perilous Migration Each Year On Christmas Island
There’s nothing more festive than the red crab migration of Christmas Island. We explain how and why these animals swarm in their thousands to travel from their forest home for a risky dip in the ocean. Read more
Exclusive: Meet author Manil Suri and read an excerpt from his new book The Big Bang of Numbers: How To Build The Universe Using Only Math.
Plus: News, diary dates, what to see, watch, and read this month, and much more.




