23 September 2020
Do species really exist? Are genes destiny? Do only the fittest survive? Can we shape or stop evolution? New insights into nature are providing surprising answers, and a glorious new picture of life’s complexity
10 December 2019
It took billions of years for Earth’s air to grow rich in oxygen, but it may have been destined to do so once photosynthetic bacteria began pumping out the gas
27 May 2019
Monkeys in Senegal have learned to adapt to drones flying over their habitat. They use a similar call to when they spot an eagle to alert others
29 November 2018
The Tibetan Plateau is a tough environment so we thought humans arrived only about 12,000 years ago, but it seems someone was there 40,000 to 30,000 years ago
18 October 2018
Why does life look as it does? Anjali Goswami of the Natural History Museum uses big data to unlock evolution’s secrets
9 October 2018
The Galapagos archipelago is a growing tourist attraction, which is adding to the problems faced by the islands’ famous giant residents
18 June 2018
Peahens have fan-shaped crests on their heads, and it seems males can make these crests resonate by making a specific noise with their tails
14 June 2018
Dozens of species all around the world are abandoning the day and becoming more active at night, to avoid contact with humans
30 May 2018
A comparison of chimpanzee genomes has found signs that a previously unknown species of chimpanzee once lived in the forests of central Africa
25 May 2018
Two common US fish have evolved different body shapes to help them survive in the fast-moving streams in built-up areas
