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To celebrate this, we've curated some of our most popular learning resources - from articles on whether robots should have rights, to explainers on how gene editing could improve our health in future, to OU research that's landed us on a comet - we've got it covered. </p> <p>We're also <a href="#programmes">co-producing a number of programmes with the BBC</a> for Tomorrow's World, including <em><a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-technology/britains-greatest-invention">Britain's Greatest Invention</a> </em>and <em><a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/tv-radio-events/tv/horizon-10-things-you-need-know">Horizon: 10 Things You Need to Know about the Future</a>.</em> In the meantime, enjoy an abundance of FREE learning on the ever-changing world of science:</p> <h2>How is my life changing?</h2> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <div class="menu menu-grid injected ousearch-noindex"> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row1 menu-grid-col1"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-technology/three-unsung-inventions-tarmac-time-and-propellers?in_menu=499585" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/3_unsung_inventions_2.png?itok=e0a4sfeZ" alt="Three Unsung Inventions: Tarmac, Time and Propellers "/> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-technology/three-unsung-inventions-tarmac-time-and-propellers?in_menu=499585"> Three Unsung Inventions: Tarmac, Time and Propellers </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> Dr James Warren gives us the lowdown on three unsung inventions and the stories behind the ingenious inventors. Vote for your favourite in our poll.  </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-technology/three-unsung-inventions-tarmac-time-and-propellers?in_menu=499585">Take part now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">Three Unsung Inventions: Tarmac, Time and Propellers </span></a> </div> </div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row1 menu-grid-col2"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/across-the-sciences/beachbrains?in_menu=499585" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/beach-brain-image_0.jpg?itok=aeyC_DBT" alt="Beachbrains"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon creative-commons" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-creative-commons.png" alt="Creative commons image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>The Open University under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/across-the-sciences/beachbrains?in_menu=499585"> Beachbrains </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> Ever tried to picture how many neurons we have inside our brain but can't envisage it? Use this busy beach analogy to help you understand the brain:  </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/across-the-sciences/beachbrains?in_menu=499585">Read now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">Beachbrains</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row1 menu-grid-col3"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/people-politics-law/politics-policy-people/society-matters/uncanny-valley-why-we-find-human-robots-and-dolls-so-creepy?in_menu=499585" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/uncanny_valley_why_we_find_human-like_robots_and_dolls_so_creepy.jpg?itok=i21B5JJU" alt="Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon copyright" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-copyright.png" alt="Copyrighted image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>Copyright: Artwork: Catherine Pain Copyright: The Open University</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/people-politics-law/politics-policy-people/society-matters/uncanny-valley-why-we-find-human-robots-and-dolls-so-creepy?in_menu=499585"> Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> Why do robots that look human (but not quite human enough) make us uncomfortable? </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/people-politics-law/politics-policy-people/society-matters/uncanny-valley-why-we-find-human-robots-and-dolls-so-creepy?in_menu=499585">Read now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">Uncanny valley: why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="clear-columns"></div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row2 menu-grid-col1"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-and-technology/technology/we-might-end-being-looked-after-robots-how-do-we-prepare?in_menu=499585" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/riba_catland.jpg?itok=b2NfjBis" alt="We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon creative-commons" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-creative-commons.png" alt="Creative commons image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>RIKEN-TRI Collaboration Center for Human-Interactive Robot Research under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 license</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-and-technology/technology/we-might-end-being-looked-after-robots-how-do-we-prepare?in_menu=499585"> We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that? </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> As old age approaches, Geoff Watts confronts an inevitable future in the care of robots. But that doesn’t mean he likes it. </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-and-technology/technology/we-might-end-being-looked-after-robots-how-do-we-prepare?in_menu=499585">Watch now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row2 menu-grid-col2"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/money-management/management/technology-management/should-robots-have-rights?in_menu=499585" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/electronics-computing/robots/robotic-pirate-plans/robotic%20pirate%20plans_1_0.jpg?itok=7dSUB-P_" alt="Should robots have rights?"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon creative-commons" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-creative-commons.png" alt="Creative commons image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>erin m under CC-BY-NC licence under Creative-Commons license</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/money-management/management/technology-management/should-robots-have-rights?in_menu=499585"> Should robots have rights? </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> The issue "should robots have rights?" opened proceedings at a Walking With Robots (WWR) dialogue event. </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/money-management/management/technology-management/should-robots-have-rights?in_menu=499585">Read now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">Should robots have rights?</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row2 menu-grid-col3"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history/history-science-technology-and-medicine/history-technology/short-history-the-early-days-artificial-intelligence?in_menu=499585" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/kempelen_i1.jpg?itok=BmO0OUxR" alt="A short history of the early days of artificial intelligence"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon copyright-free" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-copyright-free.png" alt="Copyright free image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>Copyright free: Archive.org</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history/history-science-technology-and-medicine/history-technology/short-history-the-early-days-artificial-intelligence?in_menu=499585"> A short history of the early days of artificial intelligence </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> Artificial Intelligence seems very much of our time - but as Jessica Riskin explains, history records many attempts to create machines that think. </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history/history-science-technology-and-medicine/history-technology/short-history-the-early-days-artificial-intelligence?in_menu=499585">Read now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">A short history of the early days of artificial intelligence</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="clear-columns"></div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row3 menu-grid-col1"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a class="" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/computing-and-ict/computing/natural-intelligence/content-section-0?in_menu=499585" tabindex="-1"> <img class="injected_menu_ou_opencourseware_content img-responsive img-external img-external-menu-grid" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/776568/mod_resource/content/0/m366_2_cover_image_1.jpg" alt="Natural intelligence"/> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/computing-and-ict/computing/natural-intelligence/content-section-0?in_menu=499585"> Natural intelligence </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> One goal of artificial intelligence is to build machines that can operate in the real world, with all its noise and uncertainty. Much of what we want machines to do (see, recognise, navigate, move, coordinate) is already done very well by simple creatures. In this free course, Natural intelligence, we look at how such creatures achieve these goals and start to understand how we can build machines with the same capabilities. </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/computing-and-ict/computing/natural-intelligence/content-section-0?in_menu=499585">Learn more ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">Natural intelligence</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row3 menu-grid-col2"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/geography/digital-urban-infrastructures-smart-cities-the-making?in_menu=499585" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/smart_cities_feat.jpg?itok=LcVXE7I3" alt="Digital urban infrastructures: Smart cities in the making"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon copyright" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-copyright.png" alt="Copyrighted image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>Copyright: Smart Cities MK Project</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/geography/digital-urban-infrastructures-smart-cities-the-making?in_menu=499585"> Digital urban infrastructures: Smart cities in the making </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> Nick Bingham discusses 'smart cities' and how digital technologies are changing the ways in which cities are planned and maintained. </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/geography/digital-urban-infrastructures-smart-cities-the-making?in_menu=499585">Read now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">Digital urban infrastructures: Smart cities in the making</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row3 menu-grid-col3"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a class="" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/smart-cities/content-section-overview-0?in_menu=499585" tabindex="-1"> <img class="injected_menu_ou_ocw_open_course img-responsive img-external img-external-menu-grid" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/924307/mod_resource/content/0/oufl_22_olhp_655x348_2.jpg" alt="Smart cities"/> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/smart-cities/content-section-overview-0?in_menu=499585"> Smart cities </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> This free course will help you to navigate your own path through the complex landscape of smart cities. You’ll hear from smart city innovators and entrepreneurs, city leaders, communities and business, connecting with learners from around the world to reflect on issues facing smart cities of different sizes and situations. </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/smart-cities/content-section-overview-0?in_menu=499585">Learn more ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">Smart cities</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="clear-columns"></div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row4 menu-grid-col1"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-and-technology/technology/what-are-the-security-risks-living-smart-city?in_menu=499585" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/listening_catland.jpg?itok=ajxvVbFL" alt="What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon creative-commons" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-creative-commons.png" alt="Creative commons image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>Alan Strakey under Creative Commons BY-ND 4.0 license</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-and-technology/technology/what-are-the-security-risks-living-smart-city?in_menu=499585"> What are the security risks of living in a Smart City? </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> The internet of things brings numerous advantages as our towns and cities become smarter - but there are also security risks. Brian Nussbaum is reassured that we're already talking about the potential downsides. </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-and-technology/technology/what-are-the-security-risks-living-smart-city?in_menu=499585">Read now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row4 menu-grid-col2"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/biology/big-data-and-bioinformatics-powerful-tools-decoding-dna?in_menu=499585" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/dna_com_ggn_page.jpg?itok=OvsSwxll" alt="Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon creative-commons" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-creative-commons.png" alt="Creative commons image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>By Nogas1974 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons BY 4.0 license</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/biology/big-data-and-bioinformatics-powerful-tools-decoding-dna?in_menu=499585"> Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> With so many researchers all over the world producing information, is there a way for other scientists to look at large sets of results and use them to make new discoveries?  </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/biology/big-data-and-bioinformatics-powerful-tools-decoding-dna?in_menu=499585">Read now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">Big data and bioinformatics: Powerful tools for decoding DNA</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row4 menu-grid-col3"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/hans-rosling-unveiling-data-on-the-worlds-health?in_menu=499585" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/hans-podcast-health.png?itok=CDrifD1w" alt="Hans Rosling: Unveiling data on the world's health"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon creative-commons" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-creative-commons.png" alt="Creative commons image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>Wingspan Productions under Creative-Commons license</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/hans-rosling-unveiling-data-on-the-worlds-health?in_menu=499585"> Hans Rosling: Unveiling data on the world's health </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> In an animated fashion, Hans Rosling shows us the correct way to display data on health across the world. </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/hans-rosling-unveiling-data-on-the-worlds-health?in_menu=499585">Watch now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">Hans Rosling: Unveiling data on the world's health</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="clear-columns"></div> </div>  <h2>How is my world changing?</h2> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <div class="menu menu-grid injected ousearch-noindex"> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row1 menu-grid-col1"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/physics-and-astronomy/physics/60-second-adventures-microgravity?in_menu=499605" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/screen_shot_2016-04-01_at_18.14.35.png?itok=7xOBcuUp" alt="60 second adventures in microgravity"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon creative-commons" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-creative-commons.png" alt="Creative commons image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>The Open University under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/physics-and-astronomy/physics/60-second-adventures-microgravity?in_menu=499605"> 60 second adventures in microgravity </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> What is microgravity, and how does it help science research? This series, funded by the UK Space Agency, explores how we recreate microgravity conditions on Earth, and why they are beneficial to scientific research. </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/physics-and-astronomy/physics/60-second-adventures-microgravity?in_menu=499605">Watch now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">60 second adventures in microgravity</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row1 menu-grid-col2"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/people-politics-law/what-missing-lander-means-europes-quest-find-life-on-mars?in_menu=499605" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/what_missing_lander_means_for_europes_quest_to_find_life_on_mars_fol.jpg?itok=hlXd1RfC" alt="What missing lander means for Europe’s quest to find life on Mars"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon copyright" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-copyright.png" alt="Copyrighted image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>Copyright: Artwork by Catherine Pain © The Open University</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/people-politics-law/what-missing-lander-means-europes-quest-find-life-on-mars?in_menu=499605"> What missing lander means for Europe’s quest to find life on Mars </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> Loss of the Mars lander from its recent probe is diappointing, but the search for life on Mars goes on. </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/people-politics-law/what-missing-lander-means-europes-quest-find-life-on-mars?in_menu=499605">Read now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">What missing lander means for Europe’s quest to find life on Mars</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row1 menu-grid-col3"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/why-rosetta-the-greatest-space-mission-our-lifetime?in_menu=499605" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/rosetta_and_philae_at_comet_0.jpg?itok=hKcCa_d7" alt="Why Rosetta is the greatest space mission of our lifetime"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon copyright" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-copyright.png" alt="Copyrighted image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>Copyright: ESA</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/why-rosetta-the-greatest-space-mission-our-lifetime?in_menu=499605"> Why Rosetta is the greatest space mission of our lifetime </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> The Rosetta mission is just what's needed to inspire future astronauts and space scientists, writes Dr Natalie Starkey. </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/why-rosetta-the-greatest-space-mission-our-lifetime?in_menu=499605">Read now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">Why Rosetta is the greatest space mission of our lifetime</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="clear-columns"></div> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row2 menu-grid-col1"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a class="" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/the-environment/climate-change/content-section-0?in_menu=499605" tabindex="-1"> <img class="injected_menu_ou_opencourseware_content img-responsive img-external img-external-menu-grid" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/pluginfile.php/779243/mod_resource/content/0/s250_3_cover_image_1.jpg" alt="Climate change"/> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/the-environment/climate-change/content-section-0?in_menu=499605"> Climate change </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> Climate change is a key issue on today's social and political agenda. 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sheets"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon creative-commons" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-creative-commons.png" alt="Creative commons image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>By Jason Auch [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons under Creative-Commons license</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/environmental-science/researching-antarctic-ice-sheets?in_menu=499605"> Researching Antarctic ice sheets </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> Dr Tamsin Edwards discusses her research on climate change and the instability of Antarctic ice sheets. </p> <a class="readmore " 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tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-copyright.png" alt="Copyrighted image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>Copyright: Rear Admiral Harley D Nygren, NOAA Corps (ret)</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/the-environment/creative-climate/speed-arctic-changes-defies-scientists?in_menu=499605"> Speed of Arctic changes defies scientists </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> The Arctic climate is changing so quickly that science can barely keep track of what is happening and predict the global consequences, the UN says. </p> <a class="readmore " href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/the-environment/creative-climate/speed-arctic-changes-defies-scientists?in_menu=499605">Read now ❯<span class="openlearnng-hide">Speed of Arctic changes defies scientists</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="clear-columns"></div> </div>  <h2>How is my health changing?</h2> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <div class="menu menu-grid injected ousearch-noindex"> <div class="menuline menu-grid-row1 menu-grid-col1"> <div class="menulineWrapper"> <h2> <div class="ou-inline-image-wrap box-image box-image-injected-small"> <a href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/biology/rewriting-dna-introduction-genome-editing?in_menu=499623" tabindex="-1"> <img class="img-responsive " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/www.open.edu.openlearn/files/styles/ole_ng_content_style_ats_large/public/ole_images/nucleosome1page.png?itok=7sBC9POB" alt="Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing"/> <span class="img_permissions"> <span class="img_permissions_icon emulate-link-focus copyright-icon creative-commons" tabindex="0"> <img src="/web/20180220205503im_/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/openlearnng/static/images/img_permissions_icon-creative-commons.png" alt="Creative commons image Icon"/> </span> <span class="img_permissions_text"><span class="openlearn-hide"></span>By Thomas Splettstoesser (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons under Creative-Commons license</span> </span> </a> </div> <a class="hover dotdot" href="/web/20180220205503/http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/biology/rewriting-dna-introduction-genome-editing?in_menu=499623"> Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing </a> </h2> <p class="dotdot"> Why would scientists want to alter the DNA of organisms or cells? 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