We constantly eat microplastics. What does that mean for our health?
4 December 2019
Tiny particles of plastic are in our food, water and even the air we breathe. We investigate the impact they have inside our bodies
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A radical idea suggests mental health conditions have a single cause
22 January 2020
The discovery of a link between anxiety, depression, OCD and more is set to revolutionise how we think about these conditions – and offer new treatments
The torrid secret lives of truffles make Game of Thrones look tame
18 December 2019
Powerful family clans. Mysterious sex lives. Constant warfare. There is more to these fascinating fungi than their distinctive flavour
How signals from the heart influence our thoughts, emotions and memory
9 December 2019
Neuroscientist Sarah Garfinkel explores the mind-body connection, shedding light on how signals from our vital organs shape our thoughts and feelings
Netflix’s Living With Yourself shows the dangers of perfectionism
6 November 2019
Paul Rudd's character's quest to find a perfect version of himself in Netflix's Living With Yourself - with the help of a dodgy DNA hacking service - explores the dark side of our drive for perfection
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30 October 2019
This week, watch as fact and fiction meet above Victorian England, learn about our worst military ideas and discover evolution's other hero, Alfred Russel Wallace
Biologists have a problem with homosexuality – they should get over it
14 August 2019
Studies that reduce human sexuality to two neat categories – gay and straight – are bad science and stoke societal prejudice, says neuroethologist Andrew Barron
Zombieland: The vast world of hidden microbes miles beneath your feet
8 May 2019
No matter how deep we dig, life has always found a way to survive. The remarkable story of these impossible microbes can teach us about how life evolved
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10 April 2019
Watch a new series charting our planet from above, read all about the biggest living things, fend off space rocks for fun, plus more picks for your diary
We contain microbes so deeply weird they alter the very tree of life
10 April 2019
Newly discovered life forms inside our bodies profoundly affect our health – and provide a glimpse of the vast and mysterious biological "dark matter" within us