Life
The Triumph of Seeds: Our huge debt to tiny marvels
Human culture might have been very different if it wasn’t for the extraordinary survival strategies of seeds, finds a book by Thor Hansen
Culture
Physics
Parasitic populations solve algorithm problems in half the time
News
Painful baldness cure: Regenerate hair by plucking what’s left
News
Health
Fat FAQ: 9 answers to your burning questions
Features
Earth
Thank You, Madagascar: Diary of a life among lemurs
Culture
Earth
Plague hits prairie dogs and changes US ecosystems
News
Health
Baby genes to be mapped at birth in medical first
News
Life
Would I have the genome of my baby sequenced?
News
Health
Sparks of consciousness mapped in most detail yet
News
Life
Did neurons evolve more than once on Earth?
Simple, translucent comb jellies have unique neuronal chemistry – and the discovery has scientists arguing over whether or not neurons evolved twice
News
Earth
Changing China’s tastes could save world’s wildlife
News
Humans
How your biology could overrule you when voting
Opinion
Life
Fire ants kill and eat baby caimans as they hatch
News
Earth
Bee pesticide study furore is called a ‘scandal’
News