Being Human

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

Variations in the gene for a hormone that makes voles monogamous may determine whether men are commitment phobes or devoted husbands (full text available to subscribers)

The remains of a house mouse that stowed away on a Bronze Age ship may advance our understanding of ancient maritime routes

Suicides involving firearms are significantly higher – especially for women – in states where gun ownership is high, finds a US study

A genetic map of European ancestry closely mirrors the geopolitical one (full text available to subscribers)

Some women are more likely to be adversely affected by men who hide their attitudes than by overtly sexist males

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

Asking why black people still trail whites by 15 IQ points could get you branded a racist. But political scientist

A new method of pinpointing someone's genetic profile in a mixture of DNA samples poses a small risk that their privacy might be compromised

Happiness is rising in most countries around the world because of the spread of democracy and social liberalisation, say researchers

When the calm voice of reason is drowned out by screaming emotions, how can we make good decisions?

When the calm voice of reason is drowned out by screaming emotions, how can we make a rational choice?

As election day approaches, self-confessed floating voters have often already made up their minds – they just don't know it yet

Happiness is rising in most countries around the world because of the spread of democracy and social liberalisation, say researchers (full text available to subscribers)