
I'm homing in on the genetic essence of life
9 July 2014
Synthetic biologist Hamilton Smith wants to find the smallest genome that will keep a bacterium alive – and tidy up evolution's sloppy work

9 July 2014
Synthetic biologist Hamilton Smith wants to find the smallest genome that will keep a bacterium alive – and tidy up evolution's sloppy work

9 April 2014
A neuroscientist and a musician explain how they built the Brain Stethoscope, which is both brain scanner and musical instrument

28 March 2014
Society needs to wake up to problems with body weight, drinking and e-cigarettes, says England's chief medical officer

10 October 2012
Sculptor Antony Gormley explains how his installations explore the way humans act, react and interact

12 August 2009
ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical have been among the targets of inventive pranks mounted by Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno

12 August 2009
Serial pranksters Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno explain why they pose as major corporations, and why they think people power is the only way

15 May 2009
We asked you to send us your questions for veteran TV naturalist David Attenborough via Twitter and our website. Here are his answers