Health
Age-defying: Master key of lifespan found in brain
The brain's mechanism for controlling ageing has been discovered – and manipulated to shorten and extend the lives of mice. Drugs to slow ageing could follow
News
Environment
Migrant monkeys munch whatever the locals are having
Regulars
Life
Mild-mannered flies turn cannibal when short of food
News
Earth
Bees need Europe’s pesticide ban, whatever the UK says
Opinion
Life
Sharp-eyed bug hunter discovers tiny Tinkerbell fly
Regulars
Environment
Hunting wildlife’s illegal traders online
Opinion
Life
Deep life: Strange creatures living far below our feet
Features
Health
The early turd: Our history is written in poo
Features
Humans
Not just athletes – now horses are on steroids
News
Health
Russian space zoo tests to boost astronaut performance
Mice, geckos and fish aboard Russia's Bion-M1 spacecraft will reveal more about the biological effects of space travel
News
Environment
Nana from heaven? How our favourite fruit came to be
Features
Life
Our love affair with strange prehistoric bones
Books & Arts
Earth
Historic human remains yield epigenetic tags
News
Humans
Heading south for the new origin of our species
Opinion