Earth
Missing rock fuelled Cambrian explosion of life
The Great Unconformity 鈥� a billion years' worth of missing rock strata 鈥� could explain the origin of animal life
Opinion
Earth
Everest’s final frontier: Life without oxygen
Features
Humans
Mind readers: How we get inside other people’s heads
Features
Life
Dawn of the water eaters: How Earth got its oxygen
Features
Humans
What gives the human mind its edge?
Books & Arts
Environment
Our earliest primate cousin discovered in Asia
News
Life
Hungry algae may explain how plants became green
News
Environment
Is this the ancestor of all primates?
Regulars
Environment
‘Dawn bird’ sees Archaeopteryx return to bird fold
Regulars
Environment
Silent forests are bad news for the trees
The palm forests of southern Brazil may look healthy, but they are losing the large birds and other animals that are vital for some trees to disperse their seeds
News
Health
Humans are endurance champs 鈥� why do we hate exercise?
Opinion
Environment
1 in 13 people have bendy chimp-like feet
News
Life
Roaches have evolved to evade toxic traps
News
Humans
Early weaning suggests Neanderthals matured faster
News