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Illustration of a human embryo at the blastocyst stage approximately 5 to 9 days after fertilisation. The outer trophoblast layer (green) will implant into the wall of the uterus (endometrium) and go on to form the placenta. The inner fluid-filled cavity of the blastocyst is called the blastocoele. The inner cell mass (embryoblast, orange) will form the embryo.

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From One Cell review: Embryology and the future of medicine

From marigolds to human babies, most complex organisms start as a single-celled embryo. In his new book, Ben Stanger explores what our humble origins could teach us about health and disease

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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 31: Jarren Duran #16 of the Boston Red Sox hits a single during the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on July 31, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

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Game of Edges review: Inside story of how data is transforming sport

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King Coal review: Moving documentary shows bequest of a dying industry

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King Coal review: Moving documentary shows bequest of a dying industry

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Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in OPPENHEIMER, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

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How Oppenheimer addresses the paranoia around nuclear power

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BONN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 23: A woman is seen illuminated in the window of a residential building on December 23, 2021 in Bonn, Germany. (Photo by Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images)

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Alone review: Insightful bestseller explores long-term singlehood

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Professor Lee Berger, palaeontologist, explorer and member of The National Geographic Society, gestures as he explains the scientific relevance of discovering Homo Naledi in the Rising Star caves system in The Cradle of Human Kind, on May 11, 2023. The news shakes the foundations of human evolution: world-renowned paleontologist Lee Berger announced on Monday that he had discovered the oldest graves ever found in South Africa, pushing back the first traces of mortuary practices by some 100,000 years . The oldest tombs discovered so far were found in Israel and Egypt at the beginning of the 20th century. They date from around 100,000 years before our era and house the remains of Homo sapiens, the direct ancestor of man. The burials unearthed in South Africa date from -200,000 to -300,000 years. (Photo by Luca Sola / AFP) (Photo by LUCA SOLA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Cave of Bones review: Lee Berger on the discovery of Homo naledi

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Meg 2: The Trench review: Light on science, heavy on fun

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Meg 2: The Trench review: Light on science, heavy on fun

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The Underworld review: A gripping voyage into the deep ocean

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The Underworld review: A gripping voyage into the deep ocean

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Talking Heads review: Cunning tale of how conversation creates worlds

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Talking Heads review: Cunning tale of how conversation creates worlds

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Full length photo of astronaut in space suit and helmet on Mars walking away from the camera towards a dust storm in the distance, red orange all around

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In Light-Years There's No Hurry review: Embracing a cosmic perspective

A charming, challenging book argues that we can improve our well-being by tapping into the spiritually transforming "overview effect" that astronauts report after seeing earth from space

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What an Owl Knows review: Inside the world of this mysterious bird

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The Other Pandemic review: Can smart reframing fight conspiracies?

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The Saint of Bright Doors review: Fine debut probes nature of memory

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Blight review: The threat of a fungi-fuelled pandemic

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