Life
Is it a bird? Is it a dinosaur?
Remarkable fossil finds in China seemed to have settled a long-running argument once and for all – birds really do represent the last living dinosaur. But do they?
Opinion
Life
Move over DNA: Six new molecules can carry genes
News
Humans
Human nature: Being playful
Features
Humans
Human nature: Being scientific
Features
Humans
Human nature: Being legislative
Features
Humans
Human nature: Being clandestine
Features
Humans
Human nature: Being epicurean
Features
Humans
Human nature: Being gossipy
Features
Earth
Ocean’s toxic alkalisation spurred animal evolution
News
Life
First glimpse at the viral birth of DNA
Archaic viruses may be behind our genetic operating system, evidence from an acid lake suggests
News
Health
Best evidence yet that a single gene can affect IQ
News
Environment
Baboons and 4-letter words point to origins of reading
News
Life
Dear Diary, from Darwin’s daughter
News
Environment
Chimp beds hint how early humans ditched tree-sleeping
News