YOUR WEEKLY ESCAPE: 21 photos that capture the mood of this century

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PHOTOGRAPH BY MARTIN OEGGERLI How trillions of microbes affect every stage of our life—from birth to old age As the impact of these microorganisms on our well-being becomes clearer, scientists say new remedies for disease are likely to emerge. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

PAINTING BY LÁSZLÓ GULYÁS He may have found the key to the origins of life. So why have so few heard of him? Hungarian biologist Tibor Gánti is an obscure figure. Now, more than a decade after his death, his ideas about how life began are finally coming to fruition. WHO WAS HE? SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN STANMEYER The 21 most compelling images of the 21st century Our photo editors selected one image from each year of this century that capture the era's most important stories—from human tragedies to scientific breakthroughs and species saved from the brink of extinction. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that never were.  Rainer Maria Rilke Poet, author; Letters to a Young Poet

PHOTOGRAPH BY SATOSHI KURIBAYASHI, MINDEN For the first time, honeybees have been spotted using tools In Vietnam, Asian honeybees use feces to ward off the cousins of "murder hornets." The finding could help protect bees in other countries with invasive wasps. A STUNNING FIND SHARE

ILLUSTRATION BY MAURICIO ANTON A newly discovered species of ancient carnivore was bigger than a polar bear The handful of mysterious fossils sat in a drawer, unstudied for decades. An analysis reveals they belonged to a fierce predator, Simbakubwa, who prowled the Earth 22 million years ago. LEARN MORE SHARE

JEAN GOURBEIX, SIMON GUILLOT/RMN-GRAND PALAIS Anglo-Saxon England's defeat unfolds across the Bayeux Tapestry Measuring nearly 230 feet long, the medieval artwork celebrates William of Normandy's victory in 1066. Historians point to it as masterwork of propaganda. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE SHARE

Need a distraction? Is eating fish healthy? (BBC)  ›› Why everything eventually becomes a crab (PopSci)  ››

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