What the surprising lives of solitary animals reveal about us
9 April 2025
A new understanding of why some animals evolved to be loners, and the benefits that brings, shows that a social lifestyle isn’t necessarily superior
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The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate
4 December 2024
Natural selection isn't just something that happens to organisms, their activities also play a role, giving some species – including humans – a supercharged ability to evolve
Inside the decadent – but still ethical – world of vegan fine dining
14 December 2022
Fancy a posh meal without the climate hangover? Work out what luxury really means and you can create gourmet, guilt-free dining
Stephon Alexander interview: Is the universe a self-learning AI?
8 September 2021
To solve the big mysteries in physics, we need to embrace fresh perspectives, says cosmologist Stephon Alexander. Here he explains why intuition is so important – and outlines one of his own wild ideas
Can't be bothered? Why some of us are more motivated than others
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
Mark Carney interview: Rethink capitalism to solve the climate crisis
17 March 2021
The ex-governor of the Bank of England is now a key figure in international climate action talks. Progress requires radically reimagining how financial markets value nature, he says
Why fitness training for worms and flies could make humans healthier
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?
What makes a white nationalist?
6 June 2018
Race-based ideologies are gaining ground across the West. Our special report delves into the white supremacist scene in the US to ask why
The original social justice warrior who smashed stereotypes
25 April 2018
Margaret Mead’s 1920s solo trip to live among people in Samoa was just the start of a boundary-breaking and myth-demolishing career
The database that is rewriting history to predict the future
12 October 2016
A vast store of facts about the past aims to separate history from legend. It could pin down why civilisations rose and fell – and guide the evolution of our own
