Kath Nightingale

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Extreme experiments: The laboratories that are pushing science to its limits © Science Photo Library

Extreme experiments: The laboratories that are pushing science to its limits

Take a look inside some of the most extraordinary science experiments in the world, from the coldest, to the hottest, to the highest.

MANDATORY BYLINE - PIC BY HENNY BOOGERT / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED Wim Hoff doing yoga on the ice) Heres a man who doesnt mind getting the cold shoulder from his best friend - because that friend is the ICEMAN. Photographer Henny Boogert has compiled an amazing record of his friend Wim Hof - after first meeting him more than 25 years ago doing naked yoga in the SNOW. Dutchman Wim is a eight-times world record holder - dubbed the Iceman - for his incredible ability to withstand freezing temperatures. In Finland in 2009 he completed a half marathon in minus 20C wearing nothing but shorts and in 2008 he spent an incredible 1 hour, 13 minutes and 48 seconds immersed in an ice bath. Friend Henny, 49, also from Holland, has followed Wim to some of the coldest places on the planet to record his amazing feats. The pair have travelled to polar ice caps, vast glaciers and even a giant FREEZER where Henny and Wim had to play a game of CHESS.. SEE CATERS COPY. PIC TAKEN 24/6/2010

Meet the real-life superhumans pushing the limits of human ability

These people have abilities far beyond what the average person might be able to do, including seeing underwater, resisting the cold and tolerating pain.

A digital representation of the human genome © Getty Images

Science history | How we unravelled the structure of DNA

Understanding the iconic double helix form of the gene-carrying molecule DNA is one of our greatest scientific achievements.

Photo 51 © KCL

Photo 51: the key discovery behind the structure of DNA

A photo taken by chemist and crystallographer Rosalind Franklin held the key to unravelling the structure of DNA.

Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) © Getty Images

Understanding DNA: Five key scientists who unravelled the helix

The discovery of DNA is one of our greatest scientific achievements – these are scientists who led to its discovery.

Pioneer geneticist biologist James Watson with a molecular model of DNA, 1957 © Getty Images)

DNA: a timeline of discoveries

The discovery of DNA is one of our greatest scientific achievements but how did it happen?

Around 150,000 animal species have evolved the ability to produce venom © Zoltan Takacs

The bite that cures | How we’re turning venom into medicine

How can bee stings help in the battle against HIV? Could snake venom be used to treat high blood pressure?