Humans
London unrest: UK’s first networked riots
The dramatic unrest in UK cities may be facilitated by social media, but psychological forces are also at work
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
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
Humans
Existence: Am I a zombie?
Three-and-a-half centuries after "I think, therefore I am", Michael Brooks wonders if he is a computer simulation – or something more sinister
Features
Humans
Existence: What is the self?
Features
Health
Close your eyes to win at rock, paper, scissors
News
Humans
The high cost of being a woman in science
Opinion
Humans
Are wide-faced men rascals?
News