Humans
UK riots: Why respectable people turned to looting
Some of those caught up in the UK disturbances this week came from stable or even privileged backgrounds – what motivated them to get involved?
News
Humans
Reality check: Why dreams aren’t what they seem
News
Health
How Muslims can win Olympic gold during Ramadan
News
Health
Lost the plot? The contraceptive pill might help
News
Humans
How to size up the people in your life
Opinion
Humans
London unrest: UK’s first networked riots
News
Health
Sex on the brain: What turns women on, mapped out
News
Humans
Car braking system taps directly into the brain
News
Earth
Throwing dice gets to the truth about killing leopards
News
Health
Daily drug restores sight to hereditary blind
A six-month drug trial has reversed sight loss in people with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, a form of blindness related to mitochondria
News
Humans
Don’t get smart: The curse of knowledge
Features
Mind
Lost memory function reversed in old monkeys
News
Health
Dim polar light drove humans to evolve larger eyes
News
Humans
Existence: Where did my consciousness come from?
Features