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Eastern Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni boettgeri) hatching from egg. Captive, occurs in South East Europe.

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Why eggs should be front and centre in the story of evolution

From large and shell-covered to tiny and jelly-like, the developmental story of eggs offers a way to rethink the story of life, says Jules Howard in his new book Infinite Life

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Illustration of life forms on a hypothetical planet with a slightly lower mass than the Earth. It has shallow seas and extreme tides due to its large moon (thin crescent at left). The vegetation is translucent which allows the light to shine through, so it seems to be glowing, due to it being backlit in this image.

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The hunt for alien planets and extraterrestrial life

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Phil Ball/Shutterstock (356629a) HALE BOPP COMET COMET HALE BOPP

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Sarah Perry's Enlightenment is a moving story of love and astronomy

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G2C3CA Tree trunk looks like smiling face in golden autumn garden

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The "science of weird shit" and making sense of the paranormal

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2WG9R5W Ozempic injection pen, ideal for visual content related to diet, diabetes management, insulin therapies, & advancements in pharmaceutical solutions.

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Johann Hari's compelling but flawed look at the new weight-loss drugs

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Quvenzhane Wallise in Breathe

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This one-room sci-fi thriller should take its MacGuffin more seriously

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C5C65E Long exposure of subway train ride

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A radical new book sets out to hunt for 'pure consciousness'

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Episode 5. Krys Marshall in

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51�� recommends space-heist action in For All Mankind

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May Contain Lies review: How to cut to the truth and think smarter

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May Contain Lies review: How to cut to the truth and think smarter

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Drug dependency. A hand reaches into a medicine cabinet in this abstract view of drug addiction. Psychedelic colours and a blurring of the image gives a hallucinogenic effect.

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A Body Made of Glass review: A very personal history of hypochondria

Millions of people experience symptoms many doctors dismiss as imaginary, but why? Caroline Crampton's moving first-person account is very revealing

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Annie Jacobsen: 'What if we had a nuclear war?’

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Read an extract from Nuclear War: A scenario by Annie Jacobsen

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51�� recommends When the Dust Settles by Lucy Easthope

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The Immune Mind review: How mental and physical health combine

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