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biology

Bees are first insects shown to understand the concept of zero

Life

Bees are first insects shown to understand the concept of zero

Zero is not an easy idea to grasp, even for young humans – but experiments suggest bees might be up to the challenge

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Temnothorax rugatulus ants

Life

Lazy ants lay eggs for their industrious sisters to eat

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Watering space cucumbers

Life

Space cucumbers may help plants grow better water-seeking roots

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gene-editing illustration

Humans

First results from US CRISPR gene editing on human embryos

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On the trail of dragons with blood that can save people’s lives

Life

On the trail of dragons with blood that can save people’s lives

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Jellyfish blooms linked to offshore gas platforms and wind farms

Life

Jellyfish blooms linked to offshore gas platforms and wind farms

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Flatworms can still ‘see’ even after they are decapitated

Life

Flatworms can still ‘see’ even after they are decapitated

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Water bear

Life

Tardigrade genomes help explain how they survive without water

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Clinic ‘turkey baster’ method may be worth trying before IVF

Health

Clinic ‘turkey baster’ method may be worth trying before IVF

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Medaka fish

Life

Fish can't recognise faces if they’re upside down – just like us

Just like humans, the medaka fish that lives in rice paddies is good at identifying faces – but, again like us, it struggles when faces are the wrong way up

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Life

Oldest mass animal stranding revealed in Death Valley fossils

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Humans

Our brains always plan one step ahead of our bodies when we walk

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Earth

Australia to expand commercial fishing in marine sanctuaries

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Life

Spider's web uses optical illusion to lure nocturnal moths

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