When the International Space Station finally reaches the end of its life, it will leave quite a vacuum. Will Garbett

What grows in Earth’s harshest environments? Emily Broadwell spent two months in Antarctica to sample the algal blooms that paint the glaciers.

Romantic love is one of humankind’s most powerful feelings. What does it do to us? And where does it come from? Adam Bode

In the quest for new chemical elements, scientists have pushed physics to its breaking point. Their efforts may take us beyond the bounds of the periodic table. Vanessa Seifert

The infant internet was the playground for new ideas of free speech and free information. It wasn’t to last. Amy Louise Smith

Now a mainstay of digital communication, emojis are everywhere. What can these little symbols tell us about our evolving language, and our psychology? Florence Hazrat