Environment
Just described ‘microjewel’ snail in extinction danger
Ten new species of a group of tiny snails with quirky irregular shells have been described just in time to lose them forever
Regulars
Humans
Hive minds: Time to drop the fiction of individuality
Opinion
Humans
Denisovans: The lost humans who shared our world
Features
Health
Who really decoded Down’s syndrome?
Features
Humans
Bite-sized chunks of brain science don’t quite satisfy
Culture
Life
Biology doesn’t justify gender divide for toys
Opinion
Health
I’m infiltrating the walled cities where bacteria hide
Opinion
Earth
Loving the alien: A defence of non-native species
Culture
Life
Ancient ‘shrimp’ was the blue whale of the Cambrian
News
Life
Facing up to the limits of DNA-based forensics
A new crime-fighting technique lets police reconstruct a suspect's appearance from DNA – but we must be alert to its potential for misuse
Opinion
Earth
Is Exxon Valdez oil still a threat 25 years on?
Opinion
Life
Giant carnivorous chicken dinosaur is first of its kind
Regulars
Earth
Metal-eating plants could mine riches through roots
Features
Science in controversial stem cell papers may be sound
News