13 November 2018
The Marvel comics legend has died aged 95. The creative force behind Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Avengers, Thor, X-Men and many more, Lee's influence on culture was huge - but let's not overlook his impact on our humanity
7 December 2022
Everyone needs great sleep, but this is tough in a world where other basic needs - like earning a living – jockey for position. Luckily, The Seven-Day Sleep Prescription has new ideas about how to be pragmatic about sleep
9 January 2023
Noah Baumbach’s version of Don DeLillo's award-winning novel may reflect the book’s complexity, but ultimately it could well justify fears the book is unfilmable
10 September 2008
The story of food fraud – and how it still threatens our daily diets
24 September 2008
Einstein made more mistakes than you might think, but can we learn from them?
27 August 2008
The range of sexual behaviours enjoyed by animals highlights that sex has value beyond procreation, says Amanda Gefter
27 August 2008
Eight decades after its birth, quantum theory remains both fascinating and weird – and so do the physicists who brought it into the world
1 October 2008
Letters between Pascal and Fermat in 1654 laid the foundation for modern probability theory – the basis for today's insurance premiums, weather reports, and more
8 October 2008
The book that debunks bad science is one of the essential reads of the year
8 October 2008
What is knowledge? This inspiring book argues that the answer to this question has changed radically six times
