Being Human

Little evidence has been unearthed of those who lived in Europe during the last big bout of climate change. Have we been looking in the wrong place, asks (full text available to subscribers)

Artefacts, such as tortoise shells and a human foot, buried in a 12,000-year-old grave suggest the owner mediated with the spirit world

Addictive games that tap your brainpower without you noticing can crack problems that have defeated the most powerful computers, says (full text available to subscribers)

Online games that tap your brainpower without you noticing can crack problems that have defeated the most powerful computers, says (full text available to subscribers)

Little evidence has been unearthed of those who lived in Europe during the last big bout of climate change. Have we been looking in the wrong place, asks (full text available to subscribers)

The tendency of a spoken phrase to morph into a song when repeated is shedding light on how the brain perceives voices

Artefacts, such as tortoise shells and a human foot, buried in a 12,000-year-old grave suggest the owner mediated with the spirit world

A sensitive sampling of the DNA on human skin has revealed that while women's hands get washed more often, they teem with more species of bacteria

Racial barriers have toppled as two anonymous men have become the first non-white, non-celebrities to have their full genomes sequenced

Weird and wonderful things start to happen when you put your brain in neutral, finds (full text available to subscribers)

The mental toughness needed to bounce back and win in sport or pass exams, even when the chips are down, is largely inherited, reveals a study

Age-related testosterone deficiency threatens one in five men with depression, impotence and obesity – the good news is, treatment with the hormone could help

A new study combines climate models with population and economic predictions to warn where food security will be worst in Africa in 2030

Does playing computer games boost your brainpower? Not necessarily, seems to be the answer

During the dreary dry days of Prohibition, some Americans were prepared to go to any lengths to get a beer – not least the nation's medics... (full text available to subscribers)

People are inclined to check out the right side of someone else's face first – now a study in dogs may shed light on why (full text available to subscribers)

The term "sunspots" was coined by economists to describe irrelevant information that can influence the markets – and may explain much of the current volatility (full text available to subscribers)

Line judges really do have a tendency to perceive balls as out even when they're in – but they are not to blame

Were you alive as a small ball of cells, or not until your heart started beating? Answers to that question vary greatly with religion and geography

The iron will needed to bounce back and win in sport or pass exams, even when the chips are down, is largely inherited, reveals a study