The Secret Life of the Universe review: Top astrobiologist explores the possibilities of alien life
An artist’s impression of a rover exploring the surface of MarsMARK GARLICK/Science Photo Library/Alamy The…
Dis-Ease review: A visually rich documentary packs a punch about how we see disease
Mosquitoes have become part of a double-edged “war on disease” narrativeMariam Ghani/Indexical…
How climate change has pushed our oceans to the brink of catastrophe
This time last year, Dean Grubbs and his colleagues were celebrating a…
Stonehenge’s altar stone was brought all the way from Scotland
The altar stone lies inside Stonehenge’s two big rings of stonesGavin Hellier/roberthrding/Getty…
Largest genome sequenced so far is 30 times bigger than a human’s
The South American lungfish probably has a lot of “junk” DNAKatherine Seghers/Louisiana…
Consumer insecticides are useless for fighting cockroach infestations
Cockroaches are a common pestLELACHANOK/Shutterstock People buying insecticide sprays to battle cockroaches…
How crocodiles were taught to stop eating deadly toxic cane toads
Freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) are at risk from toxic cane toadsPaul Mayall…
Why the amazing Altamura Man fossil remains a mystery
The Altamura Man skeleton in Lamalunga caveCostantino Buzi This is an extract…
Is youth mental health really worse today than it was decades ago?
Young people's mental health is declining, statistics suggest, but some have questioned…
We keep finding water on Mars – here are all the places it might be
Martian water may be lurking beneath – or even above – the…
