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biology

Small is beautiful: Why a synthetic minimal genome is a big deal

Life

Small is beautiful: Why a synthetic minimal genome is a big deal

Engineering a bacterium that thrives with the smallest feasible string of genes is no vanity project and could have important uses, says Richard Kitney

Opinion

A model of the way a nose works

Life

The evolution of the nose: why is the human hooter so big?

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Prairie dog with a ground squirrel in its mouth

Life

Cute prairie dogs are serial killers savaging ground squirrels

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octopus

Life

Glass invertebrates reveal the plight of modern oceans

Regulars

Nature’s brain: A radical new view of evolution

Life

Nature’s brain: A radical new view of evolution

Features

Deepwater shark moving into attack position

Life

Never-before-seen life spotted by Hawaiian deep-sea expedition

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Frozen rabbit kidneys could solve organ shortage for transplants

Life

Frozen rabbit kidneys could solve organ shortage for transplants

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Right-leg prostheses give sprint para-athletes an edge on bends

Health

Right-leg prostheses give sprint para-athletes an edge on bends

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Aquatic plant that feeds like a Venus flytrap faces extinction

Life

Aquatic plant that feeds like a Venus flytrap faces extinction

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Illustration showing whale and person in white coat with microscope

Life

The enigmatic whale we can hear – but have never seen

The unique, unanswered call that echoes off California's shores speaks of the world's loneliest whale – Whale 52. But maybe he has a more urgent problem

Features

Health

Florida one step closer to genetically modified mosquito trial

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Life

A beguiling natural history of North America's great forests

CultureLab

Health

Evolution acting on older dads is protecting our genetic health

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Life

How are baby eels made? We still don't know

Features

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