Health Let a breakthrough in measuring body clocks ease the ills of shiftwork New tests to gauge an individual's circadian rhythms could be put to good use helping night workers fend off the ill effects of their unsocial hours Comment
Life Octopuses fall for the rubber hand illusion just like us Octopuses can be tricked into thinking that a fake arm is part of their body, suggesting they have a sense of body ownership similar to our own News
Life Fascinating artistic depictions of sea life over millennia Marine biologist Helen Scales's latest book, Ocean Art: From the shore to the deep, celebrates humans' enduring obsession with creatures that live beneath the waves Regulars
Physics Is gravity a new type of force that arises from cosmic entropy? Decades ago, a renegade physicist suggested that gravity isn't so much a force as just a byproduct of the universe's tendency to get more disordered. Now this idea might finally be testable Features
Life Earth's extraordinary deep biosphere is our next great frontier A fantastic alien adventure can be found on our very own planet by studying the microbial life in Earth's crust, according to Karen G. Lloyd's new book Intraterrestrials Culture
Mind Why living in a volatile age may make our brains truly innovative The unpredictability of our times isn't all bad, as it may help us think up some genuine new ideas, says Daniel Yon, author of A Trick of the Mind Comment
Comment Jewellery that monitors movement? No, we can't anticipate any problems Feedback foresees a dystopian future in which "smart jewellery" tracks the emotions and motions of its users Regulars