Humans
Review: Big Brain by Gary Lynch and Richard Granger
A popular account of how brains enlarge, in both evolutionary and developmental terms
Books & Arts
Environment
Did we learn to walk in the trees?
Features
Humans
Music special: The illusion of music
Features
Life
Uncovering the evolution of the bacterial flagellum
Features
Life
Darwin: Still controversial after all these years
News
Humans
Languages evolve in sudden leaps, not creeps
News
Life
Let us celebrate Darwin
Opinion
Humans
Ancient bones suggest cavemen wore boots
News
Humans
Review: Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin
Books & Arts
Earth
Parasitic butterflies fool ants with smell
A beautiful butterfly is able to trick ants into rearing its young by masking them with the ants' own scent - but the ant is fighting back
News
Humans
Modern times causing human evolution to accelerate
News
Life
How trees changed the world
Features
Environment
Flying mammal is closest primate relative
News
Humans
Fooling yourself is an ancient and useful trait
News