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One chimp embracing another

Life

Grown-up chimps are less likely to help distressed friends

Chimpanzees of all ages will comfort upset companions, but adult chimps do it less – perhaps because they are more selective about who they help

News

A macaque

Life

Monkeys can be tricked into thinking all objects are familiar

News

baby being born healthy

Health

Why UK midwives are back-pedalling on natural childbirth

Analysis

Al Gore

Earth

Al Gore: The return of climate science’s preacher man

Culture

a group of rhesus monkeys

Life

Primate brains react differently to faces of friends and VIPs

News

face

Humans

The enigma of the face in forming first impressions

Culture

face artwork

Health

Chemical controllers: How hormones influence your body and mind

Features

Refuelling hydrogen vehicle

Technology

Nano aluminium offers fuel cells on demand – just add water

News

farm gate

Earth

Is our environmental future better than we thought?

Culture

wind farm

Technology

The renewables reality: clean energy hasn't risen for 25 years

Big countries are already cutting back on support for solar and wind. They should be doing the opposite, or else the renewable revolution will falter

Insight

Life

Wild tales of stuffy sharks, intimate otters and unloved horses

Culture

Health

IVF babies tend to be lighter than others but end up heavier

News

Earth

Quantum gravity detector will use atom clouds to survey for oil

News

Health

Signs of Alzheimer’s found in chimpanzees for the first time

News