Science Notes Magazin

This issue will make you sweat: with Germany's best female bodybuilder. With the Nazi problem in martial arts. Or with a cultural studies clothing swap: how does it feel when male and female beach volleyball pros swap jerseys? Find out – let's go!

In this issue, we embark on a journey through Italy, a kind of scientific Giro d'Italia. We visit one of the largest underground laboratories in the world, see the tomb of the first millennial saint in Assisi, and explore a supervolcano in Naples in the multi-part podcast Lavaland.

In our "Crime" issue, we tell stories of hijacked aeroplanes, stolen operas and pilfered orchids. We search for traces of blood in space, examine dead bodies and encounter a criminal telepath. But we also ask: what happens when scientists don't play by the rules?