William Leith reviews Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf

Shubin’s basic proposition is encapsulated in what he calls the biological “law of everything”: that every living thing on the planet has parents. This innocuous, quite banal statement conceals a great profundity: that no structure in the living wor

The story of how the earth's age was determined has much to tell us about the nature of scientific discovery, its geniuses and its aberrations

From the diplodocus skeleton to a neglected room full of ghoulish specimens, the Natural History Museum is a world of wonders. Richard Fortey reveals its secrets after a lifetime working there.

review of book by Kary Mullis (pcr)

Gabrielle Walker

Using computer software, Blaise Aguera y Arcas and Paul Needham analysed Gutenberg's work to try and identify the tools he used to create them. To their surprise, they discovered every letter was different, casting doubts on his methods.

Of all the scientific discoveries that have disturbed the religious mind, none has had the impact of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection.

developmental biology