51¶¯Âþ

BSE and vCJD

drilling site in Lancashire

Earth

The push for UK fracking may be 55 million years too late

Cuadrilla is pressing ahead with a project to drill for shale gas in Lancashire, but a geologist thinks plans for industrial-scale fracking may be doomed

51¶¯Âþ

Letters from Charles Darwin

Life

'Radical’ new biography of Darwin is unreliable and inaccurate

Culture

One chimp embracing another

Life

Grown-up chimps are less likely to help distressed friends

51¶¯Âþ

A macaque

Life

Monkeys can be tricked into thinking all objects are familiar

51¶¯Âþ

baby being born healthy

Health

Why UK midwives are back-pedalling on natural childbirth

Analysis

Al Gore

Earth

Al Gore: The return of climate science’s preacher man

Culture

a group of rhesus monkeys

Life

Primate brains react differently to faces of friends and VIPs

51¶¯Âþ

face

Humans

The enigma of the face in forming first impressions

Culture

face artwork

Health

Chemical controllers: How hormones influence your body and mind

Features

Refuelling hydrogen vehicle

Technology

Nano aluminium offers fuel cells on demand – just add water

The accidental discovery of a new aluminium alloy could lead to portable hydrogen and could kick-start the struggling hydrogen economy

51¶¯Âþ

Life

Wild tales of stuffy sharks, intimate otters and unloved horses

Culture

Earth

Is our environmental future better than we thought?

Culture

Technology

The renewables reality: clean energy hasn't risen for 25 years

Insight

Health

IVF babies tend to be lighter than others but end up heavier

51¶¯Âþ

Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop