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Feedback: Kenya's chief censor has claws out for gay pride

15 November 2017

Amorous male lions have rankled the anti-homosexuality campaigner. Plus: missing ships, Harrison Ford swears by science, surgical Bluetooth attacks and more

What makes you a psychopath or an extreme altruist?

15 November 2017

Psychopathy and altruism seem to be poles apart, but in her book The Fear Factor Abigail Marsh suggests how one can explain the other

Grand delusions: Why we all believe the weirdest things

15 November 2017

The human mind is the perfect breeding ground for bizarre beliefs, so we shouldn’t be surprised that fake news has such a powerful influence

Wrong division: How maths can save democracy from gerrymandering

15 November 2017

It is illegal for those in power to redraw voting districts for their own gain – but hard to spot. Fortunately, maths could come to the rescue

Biohackers are using CRISPR on their DNA and we can't stop it

15 November 2017

People are starting to alter their own DNA with cheap, easy gene-editing technology. Is it time to regulate CRISPR?

We're heading for a male fertility crisis and we're not prepared

15 November 2017

Fertility has been considered a woman's problem for so long, but sperm counts are dropping and men have a ticking clock too. It's time to redress the balance

Ancient skull from China may rewrite the origins of our species

14 November 2017

The 260,000-year-old Dali skull was found in China, but it looks a lot like the earliest known members of our species – which were found in Africa

Brain implant boosts human memory by mimicking how we learn

13 November 2017

A device that zaps the brain with electricity has improved people’s scores on memory tests. It may have the power to help dementia, or boost other brain skills