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• Book review: From Bacteria to Bach and Back

  Daniel Dennett's latest book continues his quest to establish an evolutionary understanding of the mind.

• Nuclear fusion, saving the bees, and the science of sweat

  Chemistry, Biology, Physics: Three scientists talk through big recent developments in their fields.

• When our sun was young

  The "faint young Sun paradox" has puzzled scientists for decades.

• Why do we use social media?

  Q&A with Marcus Gilroy-Ware, author of "Filling the Void".

• "It’s vitally important that feminists draw from good science"

  Q&A with science author Angela Saini.

• Seeking a cure for HIV

  A child in South Africa appears to have been "cured" of HIV - and has lived treatment free for nearly nine years. What can this tell us?

• The Great Firewall

  Apple is just the latest tech giant that has failed to stand up to Chinese censorship.

• Period pains: how the menstrual taboo is being challenged

  Social taboos over menstruation cause undue shame to millions of women – but it is finally being understood as a human rights issue.

• Fighting the flu, a breakthrough on HIV treatment, and the uses of carbon

  Chemistry, Biology, Physics: Three scientists talk through big recent developments in their fields.

• What makes maths beautiful?

  For an experienced mathematician, the greatest equations are beautiful as well as useful. Can the rest of us see what they see?