September 8, 2016

From argh to articulation

September 8, 2016

Human speech is an incredibly complex form of communication, but we are finally cracking the code and learning how it evolved.

September 8, 2016

By Ed Cara

Issue 14, Life Science

Sleeping with the enemy

September 8, 2016

By Ed Cara

Issue 14, Life Science

Humanity hates nothing more than an insect that bites. But the dreaded bed bug keeps finding novel ways to fight back against our assaults.

September 8, 2016

By Tessa Koumoundouros

Issue 14, Art & Popular Culture

Sticky fictions

September 8, 2016

By Tessa Koumoundouros

Issue 14, Art & Popular Culture

Whether it’s forgetting feathers on dinosaurs, misconceptions about phases of the Moon, or growing resistance to antibiotics, sometimes false facts stick better than real ones.

September 8, 2016

By Leigh Nicholson

Issue 14, Society & Education

Changing with the times?

September 8, 2016

By Leigh Nicholson

Issue 14, Society & Education

The term 'evolutionary psychology' rings warning bells for some. But is it unwise to dismiss the concept as a legitimate reason for our behaviour?

September 8, 2016

By Nicola McCaskill

Issue 14

What goes on when the pressure's off

September 8, 2016

By Nicola McCaskill

Issue 14

Like evolution, life runs on pressure, pushing and pulling us in different directions. Would a world without tension even work at all?

September 8, 2016

By Jack Scanlan

Philosophy & History, Issue 14

A most human heresy

September 8, 2016

By Jack Scanlan

Philosophy & History, Issue 14

Millions of people in well-educated countries reject the scientific consensus on evolution. Why is it so easy to doubt?

August 26, 2016

By Tim Newport

Issue 13, Art & Popular Culture

Sailing by the stars

August 26, 2016

By Tim Newport

Issue 13, Art & Popular Culture

Traversing the high seas has long been seen as a metaphor for exploring the space beyond Earth, especially in science fiction.

August 15, 2016

By Chris Drudge

Life Science, Issue 13

The pains of being at sea

August 15, 2016

By Chris Drudge

Life Science, Issue 13

What was the real cost of your last seafood meal? Marine workers, past and present, face a multitude of medical threats unique to a life at sea.

August 8, 2016

By Diana Crow

Issue 13, Philosophy & History

The depths of space

August 8, 2016

By Diana Crow

Issue 13, Philosophy & History

Earth’s oceans are impressive, but humanity’s history of space exploration has revealed many more seas beyond our own.

August 8, 2016

By Kirsty Ventura

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 13

A gallery submerged

August 8, 2016

By Kirsty Ventura

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 13

The ocean’s depths have fascinated humans for centuries. Recently, singers and artists have harnessed this fascination to create art that both aids and overcomes the power of the ocean.

August 8, 2016

By Ivy Shih

Issue 13, Life Science

Death of a giant

August 8, 2016

By Ivy Shih

Issue 13, Life Science

From fuelling ecosystems to museum research, whales are the great movers and shakers of the ocean – even in death.

August 8, 2016

By Sandhya Ramesh

Issue 13, Physical Science

Walls of water

August 8, 2016

By Sandhya Ramesh

Issue 13, Physical Science

Tsunamis have horrified us for millennia. From early Japanese lore to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, we’ve come a long way in understanding how they work.