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Marine biologist Dr Helen Scales takes us beneath the waves to show us the stories that shells can reveal about their inhabitants.

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Your complete guide to the nutrition, ethics and sustainability of a food revolution in the making.

68 THE DAY THE

DINOSAURS DIED New BBC documentary, Dinosaurs: The Final Day, digs into a fossil site that may have recorded the moment that an asteroid wiped out most of life on Earth. We find out more f rom one of the palaeontologists at the si te, Rober t DePalma.

72 DOES YOUR DOG

REALLY LOVE YOU? Zoologist Jules Howard, author of new book Wonderdog, delves into dog psychology to see how our beloved pets feel about us.

40 IDEAS WE LIKE…

These eco-friendly trainers are made from dandelions!

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68 ROBERT DEPALMA

“WITHOUT THIS IMPACT EVENT, IF THE DINOSAURS WERE NOT TAKEN OUT, IT’S POSSIBLE THAT HUMANS MIGHT NEVER HAVE COME TO BE”

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