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whales and dolphins

Natural history books that look inside the minds of animals

Life

Natural history books that look inside the minds of animals

Who says the thoughts and perceptions of animals are closed to us? Adrian Barnett finds out what it is like to be a...

Culture

The mother chimp in the story holds an infant she subequently had

Life

Male chimpanzee seen snatching seconds-old chimp and eating it

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A baby being born by C-section

Health

Caesarean sections cause obesity and microbiome changes in mice

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lake

Earth

It's time artists woke up to the power at their fingertips

Culture

An early embryo

Health

Most versatile stem cell ever may help us understand miscarriage

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Female dolphins have weaponised their vaginas to fend off males

Life

Female dolphins have weaponised their vaginas to fend off males

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Brazilian fisherman casting net with dolphins in background

Life

Dolphins that work with humans to catch fish have unique accent

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fur

Life

Why do we have such a close relationship with animals?

Culture

Ley

Space

Rocket man: Willy Ley's fervour helped put men on the moon

Culture

Energy from evaporating water could rival wind and solar

Earth

Energy from evaporating water could rival wind and solar

Water evaporating from lakes and reservoirs could provide a huge amount of electricity, but scaling up the technology will be tricky

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Technology

AI could put a stop to electricity theft and meter misreadings

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Earth

Our terrifying energy future leaves us with uncertainties

Culture

Health

Old fathers pass on more mutations to kids than old mothers

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Life

Tool-wielding monkeys push local shellfish to edge of extinction

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