Health
The crying game: How tears can work for you
Blubbing isn’t always the sign of weakness it’s made out to be. The challenge is to work out when, how and why giving in to tears can be an advantage
Features
Humans
Why Only Us: The language paradox
Culture
Environment
A crab, shrimp and fish leave their shared home doing the conga
News
Health
Boost your mental muscle with 20 minutes of exercise
News
Environment
Bonobos know when others are being treated unfairly – and react
News
Environment
Longest-ever period of coral bleaching to extend well into 2017
News
Life
Green worms create a superorganism that becomes a giant seaweed
Regulars
Life
Bat-drone uses shape-shifting wings to skim over water
News
Health
AI reads doctors’ notes to find hidden links in cancer cases
News
Environment
Bald ibis among wildlife driven to extinction in Syria and Libya
Other casualties of conflicts in the region include Arabian leopards and Mali’s desert elephants, squeezed out and killed by militias and poachers
News
Life
Inside a wasp’s head: Here’s what it sees to find its way home
News
Environment
Invasive raccoon dogs harbour parasites that can infect people
News
Health
Umbilical blood cells kill cancer quicker than adult cells
News
Humans
So long, suckers: Would it be safe to wipe out mosquitoes?
Opinion