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
9 October 2024
A new book from the science-writing legend is an Attenborough-esque romp through some of the wonders of the natural world. Just beware the title's misfiring metaphor
3 June 2015
100 babies. No adults. One island. Without language, culture or tools, what would they become and how would their own children evolve?
21 January 2009
A century ago – against the advice of his professor – a young student bred the animal that became the workhorse of science, the laboratory mouse
