Health
US firm patents DNA-analysis tool for planning a baby
But the company, 23andMe, insists it has no plans to use it to help people choose sperm and egg donors
News
Environment
We’re crushing tonnes of ivory to discourage poachers
Opinion
Earth
Planet of the vines: Climbing plants are taking over
Features
Humans
Glowing sperm go head to head in fight to be the daddy
Regulars
Earth
Deadly lake turns animals into statues
Regulars
Earth
Lifeless Earth: What if everything died out tomorrow?
Features
Environment
Books and apps make animal-spotting easier than ever
Culture
Life
DNA-grabbing bacteria hint at early phase of evolution
News
Environment
Fish fossil suggests our skeleton evolved face first
News
Environment
Pretty plankton needs your help
Time to strap on your virtual flippers – the Plankton Portal project is taking citizen scientists on a tour of amazing sights under the sea
Regulars
Environment
Bye-bye Bambi: Eagle snags deer in ambitious attack
Regulars
Humans
Manners maketh man: how disgust shaped human evolution
Opinion
Humans
Thoughts: The inside story
Features
Humans
Mind games: From Ancient Greece to Schrödinger’s cat
Features