Absolutely superb piece of writing by Brian Switek, celebrating the magnificence of evolution

“Yes, this is good. But you know what? A face transplant would be better.” Astonishing piece by Katie Drummond.

By watching fish that wouldn’t twitch, scientists discover gene behind a rare inherited muscle disease. By me.

This man severed his spinal cord in a car crash. Now he is walking in a mind-controlled exoskeleton. Also: a mind-controlled drone

Ferris Jabr on why the myths of the palaeo-diet. I’m up for the Hiwi diet, though. Tamandua, spoonbill & piranha…

This Neanderthal tumour tells us nothing about “cancer origins“. Cancer is an ancient disease of multicellular life. At most, this confirms that Neanderthals had more than one