18 September 2024
Modern life disrupts the circadian rhythms controlling our biology – increasing our risk of developing conditions ranging from diabetes to dementia. Lynne Peeples's new book The Inner Clock explores and offers solutions
31 July 2024
The amazing rise of RNA to delivering precise gene editing and its potential to unlock life's biggest secrets is told in The Catalyst by Nobel prizewinner Thomas Cech, who was a big part of the story
30 January 2024
A recent study suggests that reducing social isolation among people with obesity helps them live longer, but it's not easy to prove that's definitely the case
26 May 2021
Some people seem to possess unlimited get-up-and-go, while others can barely muster enough drive to leave the couch. Here's what science tells us about motivation – and how to cultivate it
16 December 2020
Creepy-crawlies can provide unique insights into how exercise benefits humans – but how do you get a fruit fly to drop and give you 20 or a nematode to run a marathon?
9 May 2016
Faddish diets from insta-food stars like the Hemsley sisters thrive in a world that favours easy explanations over real science, says Anthony Warner
25 April 2012
Campaigning psychiatrist David Healy says patients, not drug companies, should give feedback on medicines for a true picture of their effectiveness
5 October 2011
Last year, evidence emerged that boy king Tutankhamun had a club foot. Now experts aren't so sure
10 June 2009
Texan Ralph Guldahl went from golf's number one to nobody almost overnight – so what went wrong?
3 April 2007
The story of a little girl's visit to Monet's garden was an instant hit with a modern-day child called Isabel. But her father Roy Richard Grinker had no idea just what the tale would mean for his autistic daughter
