VULNERABLE

HOW TO SAY IT: Vuhl-nuh-ruh-bl

This is an adjective to describe a person who needs special care, support or protection because of their age, disability or risk of abuse or neglect. It can also be used to describe buildings or places – for instance, a village built on the banks of a river is “vulnerable” to flooding.

2 720kg

The weight of a sunfish discovered off the coast of Portugal last year.

Scientists have now confirmed it’s the heaviest bony fish in the world. The fish was found in the Azores, a region of Portugal, and needed to be raised with a forklift truck to be weighed accurately.

BY THE NUMBERS 5

The number of months NASA astronaut Nicole Mann will spend on the International Space Station. Nicole has made history as the first Native American woman in space.

54 000 years

The age of bone and tooth remains found in two caves in the Altai Mountains in Siberia.

The findings from eight adults and five children have helped scientists piece together what they think life may have looked like for a community of Neanderthals, an extinct species of human.