Interviews

Talking to the people at the forefront of science.

Ella Al-Shamahi © Hsiao Ron Cheng

Did you hear the one about the anthropologist who walked into a comedy club?

Does science have a problem with women?

Everyday science

Why aren’t there more women in science?

Could virtual reality be useful in treating anxiety disorders? © Getty Images

Future Technology

How virtual reality is used in treating anxiety disorders

Matt Winning, Climate Strange

“The best thing you can possibly do for your children’s future is to not have any children”

Liz Bonnin with a three-toed sloth © BBC NHU/Stuart Dunn

Why bad animal behaviour isn’t as brutal as it looks

Sue Black © Morgan Silk/The Conde Nast Publications Ltd

Is the first cut the deepest? What it’s like to dissect your first dead body

The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris is out now (£16.99, Allan Lane)

Joseph Lister and the grim reality of Victorian surgery

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice © Ninja Theory

How Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice deals with psychosis

Annihilation: stranger than fiction © Joe Wilson/Debut Art

Everyday science

Annihilation: stranger than fiction

The vast majority of narcolepsy cases are caused by an infection such as flu © Getty Images

“You’re in a crumpled heap on the floor, laughing your head off inside, but you just look asleep or dead”

"I liked the giant cotton buds, but my favourite was Powerball where I had to tackle people" © Gladiators

“I liked the giant cotton buds, but my favourite was Powerball where I had to tackle people”

© David Despau

“I love it because it’s so remote. It used to take me three days to forget about the rest of the world”

© Sam Green

“We lay out hundreds of fake, paper-winged butterflies to see whether they’ve been nibbled by birds”

© David Despau

“Indiana Jones and I have different policies on artefact acquisition. I try to avoid any sort of death trap”