The Age of Cats review: How our furry friends evolved, and what’s next
3 May 2023
Domestic cats are a paradox, argues biologist Jonathan B. Losos in a book that delves into their origins and the emerging science of feline behaviour
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Sleeping Beauties review: The strange nature of nature's inventiveness
12 April 2023
What makes a great new trait evolve and then stay dormant for years? Andreas Wagner's new book explores the innovations of nature – and human culture
10 of the best non-fiction science books to read right now
9 June 2020
Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution, A Crack in Creation and Mind Fixers all make our list of fascinating non-fiction books to read at the moment
The evolutionary mystery of flying may finally be cracked by genetics
25 March 2020
Finding out how flight evolved or animals moved onto land is all about a collision of palaeontology and genetics, argue two new books
Video game Ancestors lets you meddle with the epic story of evolution
22 January 2020
Ancestors is the latest attempt to gamify millions of years of evolution but doesn't have the excitement gene, says Jacob Aron
Writing: Making Your Mark reveals the power of the written word
26 April 2019
Is a written culture necessary to make a better culture or better citizens? A smart, satisfyingly deep exhibition at the British Library leaves us wondering
The Wider Earth review – Darwin's Beagle days make a gripping play
7 November 2018
An unusual venue stages an intriguing play about Darwin's Beagle days as London's Natural History Museum turns theatrical–with superb puppets as exotic wildlife
Review: The Tangled Tree and Lamarck's Revenge are genetic misfits
24 October 2018
Two new books make big claims, but prove only that reports of the death of Darwinism have been greatly exaggerated
Can CGI finally convince us that Neanderthals were smart?
14 May 2018
We still see Neanderthals as dim, ape-people despite mounting evidence of their intelligence. Can a CGI makeover with Andy Serkis help transform their image?
The Strange Order of Things: How we feel our way to being human
7 March 2018
Antonio Damasio’s pioneering account of the origin of feelings shows how central they are to life, consciousness and human culture
