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A new measure of health is revolutionising how we think about ageing

Health

A new measure of health is revolutionising how we think about ageing

Life expectancy has increased dramatically over the past century, but our years of good health appear not to have kept pace. Now, a new lens on what it means to age well is reshaping our view of our golden years

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Humans

Your pet dog’s ancestor was a fierce, wild animal. How was it tamed?

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Why constipation isn’t just painful, but can lead to serious disease

Health

Why constipation isn’t just painful, but can lead to serious disease

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Why mathematicians want to destroy infinity – and may succeed

Mathematics

Why mathematicians want to destroy infinity – and may succeed

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Archaeologists are unearthing the most powerful women who ever lived

Humans

Archaeologists are unearthing the most powerful women who ever lived

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Chaotic streams of energy appear to slice through space

Physics

Is gravity a new type of force that arises from cosmic entropy?

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How to harness your body clock for a longer, healthier life

Health

How to harness your body clock for a longer, healthier life

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Atmospheric graveyard

Humans

What were ancient humans thinking when they began to bury their dead?

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How regrowing your own teeth could replace dentures and implants

Health

How regrowing your own teeth could replace dentures and implants

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We've discovered a door to a hidden part of reality – what's inside?

Physics

We've discovered a door to a hidden part of reality – what's inside?

Physicists would dearly love to find new particles, but there's no sign of them in colliders like the LHC. Now we have found a new way of accessing a tiny slice of reality where they might be hiding

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Society

The anthropologist who says shamanism works, even if you don’t believe

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Physics

We’ve discovered a new kind of magnetism. What can we do with it?

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Life

The truth about de-extinction: is it even possible, and why do it?

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Humans

Evolution has made humans both Machiavellian and born socialists

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