The Coldest Lab On Earth: searching for new life at the foot of the planet
• What do scientists hope to find by drilling through the Antarctica ice?
• Scott vs Amundsen: the race to plant the first flag at the South Pole
• Why Captain Scott’s reputation has been revised over the last century

Plus:
A Greek Tragedy
The events that underpinned the Greek financial crisis
Forever Young
Can science finally call a halt on the seemingly unstoppable ageing process?
Stink Bird
Introducing the hoatzin, the punk-like Amazonian bird who eats a diet of leaves
Fall of the Aztecs
Was Moctezuma, the last great Aztec king, a victim or villain in the eyes of his people?
In the Line of Fire
Will we ever be able to predict the most destructive force nature can throw at us?