THE WARRIOR WOMEN OF THE VIKING AGE
For centuries, historical accounts of the great Norse fighters focused on men and their remarkable feats in battle. Now, new evidence shows that some Viking women excelled as warriors too—and wielded power far beyond the battlefield.

THE VANISHING BEAUTY OF BRAZIL’S CERRADO
The world’s largest agricultural boom is transforming a vast savanna of hidden wonders. Here’s what happens when progress outpaces our understanding of what might be worth preserving.

THE HUNT FOR THE OTHER HUMANS
Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are rewriting the evolutionary history of our species—and offering a new picture of the mysterious ‘other humans’ that our ancestors met as they fanned out across Europe and Asia.

CAN THE FRAGILE BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND BE SAVED BY KILLING MILLINONS OF PREDATORS?
To protect their most precious birds, New Zealanders have marked key invasive predators for total eradication. Now the world’s most ambitious conservation experiment is entering a brutally efficient new phase—one that could change how we decide what’s worth saving.