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Janey Swanson finds out what it’s like to join a
Icy blasts from the north have inspired French artists, writers and scientists
Probably the worst whirlpool in the world
Of the hundreds of thousands of asteroids in our solar system, it is all too feasible that one could strike Earth. If scientists discover this is likely to happen, what are our options for defending ourselves – and who will make the key decisions? Tomas Weber reports
THE SCIENCE OF SURPRISES
Coming up for air
From dilapidated cottages to the site of a notorious nuclear disaster, what is behind the longing to seek out abandoned places, asks Katie Scott
