Was Aristotle the inventor of science?
The ancient Greek philosopher deserves our homage, and Armand Marie Leroi delivers it in his edifying and excellent book, The Lagoon
Culture
Environment
A paean to plants: The story of botany at Kew gardens
Culture
Life
Three-parent babies: It’s more messy than we thought
Opinion
Life
Primal pull of a baby crying reaches across species
News
Health
Human ‘language gene’ makes mice smarter
News
Life
The go-between: Life’s unexpected messenger
Features
Environment
Fish that picks its work partners wisely
News
Earth
Fungal fix for UK’s Himalayan balsam problem
News
Environment
Beautiful but doomed: Demise of the passenger pigeon
Culture
Environment
Swelling Australian cities harbour ever bigger spiders
Arachnophobes have more reason to steer clear of Australia: as its cities get more built-up, urban spiders are getting larger
News
Environment
Avast! It’s a gas-filled blob with a sting in the tail
Regulars
Humans
Brain drain: Are we evolving stupidity?
Features
Earth
Meet the lodgers: Wildlife in the great indoors
Features
Health
Trippy tots: How to see the world as a baby
Features