BEHIND THE SCENES IN THIS ISSUE

Encapsulating the trials and triumphs of producing this issue, the portrait of epidemic modeller Freya Shearer (right, on left) on page 111 was taken by fellow modeller and flatmate Rebecca Chisholm (assisted by Daisy Dog), giving us the chance to share the excitement of work in a field less noticed in PRE-COVID times.

Meanwhile, digital editor Nick Carne shared our last issue with a curious Antarctic friend recently (far right). Luckily, Nick’s adventure in the Deep South concluded with one of the last flights out of South America pre-lockdown, and he was home in time to continue choosing and reporting the best latest science news on cosmosmagazine.com.