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A radical idea suggests mental health conditions have a single cause

22 January 2020

The discovery of a link between anxiety, depression, OCD and more is set to revolutionise how we think about these conditions – and offer new treatments

Anna Machin: Exploring the biology of being a father

9 December 2019

How does becoming a dad affect men? Evolutionary anthropologist Anna Machin explores the biological changes that manifest in male parents.

How getting more daylight can improve your mental and physical health

29 May 2019

Spending less time outside and more time in dim artificial light is disrupting our body clocks and undermining our health. The good news? A little daylight goes a long way

Rage, tech and Miley Cyrus: What the new Black Mirror will bring

24 May 2019

The trailer for the new season of Netflix's Black Mirror suggests the show will continue to capture our collective disquiet about technology – this time with a stellar new cast including Miley Cyrus and Andrew Scott

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore wins 2018 Royal Society Book Prize

2 October 2018

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore walked away with the honours at the 2018 Royal Society Insight Investment Book Prize - and the calibre of the runners-up made it a hard year to call

First evidence that gut bacteria help wire young brains

22 June 2018

Experiments in mice have shown for the first time that bacteria found in the gut of babies and children seem to play a role in brain development

Self-repairing organs could save your life in a heartbeat

9 May 2018

Our cells are more malleable than we thought – and by transforming them inside the body, we can mend broken hearts or even degenerating brains from within

Superhuman: What human extremes mean for today and tomorrow

8 May 2018

What makes exceptional people? Will we need those extreme abilities in future? An unusual book maps the territory, linking individual stories to science