Our blue planet may be the most habitable we know of, but it still contains pockets of toxicity here and there. The Atacama Desert, for example; deepest Antarctica; worst of all, the crushing pressure ...

Life finds a way. In the most extreme corners of our planet, where conventional wisdom suggests nothing could possibly survive, organisms have evolved remarkable adaptations to thrive in seemingly ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...