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Destinies

Life

Is evolution about chance or fate? Well, it depends

Jonathan Losos's book Improbable Destinies tackles a controversy in biology - and finds that humans aren't all that different from the platypus

Culture

Natural history books that look inside the minds of animals

Life

Natural history books that look inside the minds of animals

Culture

The mother chimp in the story holds an infant she subequently had

Life

Male chimpanzee seen snatching seconds-old chimp and eating it

News

A baby being born by C-section

Health

Caesarean sections cause obesity and microbiome changes in mice

News

lake

Earth

It's time artists woke up to the power at their fingertips

Culture

An early embryo

Health

Most versatile stem cell ever may help us understand miscarriage

News

Female dolphins have weaponised their vaginas to fend off males

Life

Female dolphins have weaponised their vaginas to fend off males

News

ruined city

Life

The real roots of early city states may rip up the textbooks

Culture

Brazilian fisherman casting net with dolphins in background

Life

Dolphins that work with humans to catch fish have unique accent

News

Snap decisions: Thomas Ruff's show is, literally, off colour

Space

Snap decisions: Thomas Ruff's show is, literally, off colour

A photographer once known for reimagining portraiture now gives astronomy a disconcerting makeover at London’s Whitechapel Gallery

Culture

Space

Rocket man: Willy Ley's fervour helped put men on the moon

Culture

Life

Why do we have such a close relationship with animals?

Culture

Earth

Energy from evaporating water could rival wind and solar

News

Technology

AI could put a stop to electricity theft and meter misreadings

News