Biology
14/05/2016 - 11:06
Organizers said the project could have a big scientific payoff and would be a follow-up to the original Human Genome Project, which was... →
06/04/2016 - 15:57
"That's the $64,000 question," says Jeffrey Schwartz at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, US. The problem arguably begins with... →
04/04/2016 - 13:11
Progress in the theory of computation suggests that sentience and intelligence likely require quadrillions of primitive “circuit” elements... →
06/03/2016 - 15:24
The journey to love as we know it today began with sex, which was one of the first things life on Earth figured out how to do. Sex began as... →
14/02/2016 - 15:44
Altered Humans
Significant physical alterations have seemed largely impossible until very recently. Even breakthroughs in genetics hint at... →
20/12/2015 - 15:46
Scientists use the DNA and physical traits of different living (and extinct) things to figure out where they intersect, spinning the web... →
02/12/2015 - 15:54
When does old age begin?
The poet Dante believed old age started at 45. A survey of the British public concluded that it starts at 59 – the... →
27/10/2015 - 11:42
One early idea was that men work themselves into an early grave. Whether working in a mine or ploughing the land, they put extra stress on... →
15/10/2015 - 14:53
That may sound alarming, but it has long been known that our bodies are really a mishmash of many different organisms. Microbes in your gut... →
01/10/2015 - 17:13
According to many estimates, these whales live at least 150 years, and perhaps as long as 210. Apart from slightly leathery skin, a bit of... →
27/09/2015 - 13:12
Also this week, the Office for National Statistics published its geographical league table of personal wellbeing in the UK, compiled by... →
28/12/2014 - 14:11
All four tortoises learned how to use the touchscreens during the training phase before the experiment started. But only two of them – Esme... →