Being Human

Psychiatrists are being trained in how to interrogate terror suspects, despite internationally agreed codes of conduct barring doctors from such work

3D reconstructions of a Neanderthal baby and toddlers suggest that they took at least as long as we do to reach adulthood

Physicists have calculated the finishing time the sprinter might have achieved at the Olympics if he hadn't slowed in celebration

For the first time, scientists have measured the density of synapses in one part of the brain and, here at least, the sexes are not equal

Some of us seem to be born with an inherently better sense of numbers than others, which may affect how well we do in maths at school (full text available to subscribers)

Every day we battle to defeat temptation and make the best long-term choices. discovers the art of self-control (full text available to subscribers)

Every day we battle to defeat temptation and make the best long-term choices.

Every day we battle to defeat temptation and make the best long-term choices.

"Designer DNA" companies are putting further security measures in place to prevent terrorists buying the genes needed to make a deadly virus

Some of us seem to be born with an inherently better sense of numbers than others, which may affect how well we do in maths at school (full text available to subscribers)

For the first time, scientists have measured the density of synapses in one part of the brain and, here at least, the sexes are not equal

Physicists have calculated the finishing time the sprinter might have achieved at the Olympics if he hadn't slowed in celebration

3D reconstructions of a Neanderthal baby and toddlers suggest that they took at least as long as we do to reach adulthood

To close the gap between demand for transplant organs and the number donated, governments are considering new schemes that force you to opt out (full text available to subscribers)

Psychiatrists are being trained in how to interrogate terror suspects, despite internationally agreed codes of conduct barring doctors from such work

A ground-breaking collaboration shows how returning ancestral bones to indigenous communities can actually boost research

The earliest rodent stowaway ever recorded may advance our understanding of ancient maritime routes

A series of acoustical finds in the ruins of a Peruvian temple amounts to evidence of an almighty racket, finds

Mice whose supply of new neurons is destroyed are much slower at learning how to find a hiding hole – and quickly forget where it is (full text available to subscribers)

Huge swathes of the western Amazon were cleared 600 years ago for an urban network of towns, villages and hamlets, remains reveal