51¶¯Âþ

human evolution

Earliest human bedding didn't let the bedbugs bite

Life

Earliest human bedding didn't let the bedbugs bite

After a hard day hunting and gathering, humans 77,000 years ago could count on a good night's mosquito-free sleep on a comfy bed of grass and leaves

51¶¯Âþ

Power of Babel: Why one language isn't enough

Life

Power of Babel: Why one language isn't enough

Features

First top predator was giant shrimp with amazing eyes

Life

First top predator was giant shrimp with amazing eyes

51¶¯Âþ

Zoologger: To kill a mockingbird? No, parasitise it

Life

Zoologger: To kill a mockingbird? No, parasitise it

51¶¯Âþ

Chimp brains may be hard-wired to evolve language

Life

Chimp brains may be hard-wired to evolve language

51¶¯Âþ

Naked mole rats make deformed, sluggish sperm

Life

Naked mole rats make deformed, sluggish sperm

51¶¯Âþ

Why some wasps are good with faces – and others aren't

Life

Why some wasps are good with faces – and others aren't

51¶¯Âþ

Killer fungi made us hot-blooded

Life

Killer fungi made us hot-blooded

Features

New Scientist Default Image

Life

Turtle eggs communicate to hatch together

51¶¯Âþ

Deep sea fishing for tuna began 42,000 years ago

Life

Deep sea fishing for tuna began 42,000 years ago

Fish bones and fishing hooks found in East Timor push back the record of fishing by 30,000 years

51¶¯Âþ

Life

Life began with a planetary mega-organism

51¶¯Âþ

Life

Our ancestors speak out after 3 million years

51¶¯Âþ

Health

Fetus donates stem cells to heal mother's heart

51¶¯Âþ

Life

Humans learn to walk like rats

51¶¯Âþ

Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop