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Tooth and Claw: Praying Mantises
An insect known for eating its prey alive – including, at times, its own species!

Tooth and Claw: Leopards
An elusive big cat known for its tree climbing abilities, it stalks and ambushes its prey

The Thirst for Water
How is access to water (or lack of it) shaping our lives around the world?

Tooth and Claw: Harpy Eagles
Named after a mythological beast, this raptor is the apex predator of rainforest canopies

Tooth and Claw: Killer Whales
This black-and-white marine mammal is the undisputed apex predator of the sea

The Life Scientific - Tim Peake
Tim Peake on his journey to becoming an astronaut and science in space

How does heat affect our health?
Why is it so hard to understand the effects a warming world has on our health?

Unstoppable: Inge Lehmann
How seismologist Inge Lehmann rewrote geophysics by discovering Earth’s inner core

Unstoppable: Tebello Nyokong
Tebello Nyokong is deploying cutting-edge chemistry to revolutionise cancer treatment

Unstoppable: Kura Paul-Burke
Kura Paul-Burke is combining Māori knowledge with marine science to save our ocean