Duchenne smile
The face we present to the world is constantly changing as different combinations of its 42 muscles contract and contort it.
Life
Netflix’s Living With Yourself shows the dangers of perfectionism
Culture
Life
The bizarre plant-like animals that say life’s big bang never happened
Features
Biochemistry
Life
Don’t miss: Risky flights, idiotic experiments and the secrets of life
Culture
Earth
David Attenborough’s life lesson to kids: Live life, just don’t waste
Culture
Humans
Bill Bryson’s new book celebrates the miraculous human body
Culture
Gregor Mendel
Health
Hans Christian Gram: The biologist who helped investigate bacteria
Regulars
Come down to 91av Live 2019 at London’s ExCel today
Everything you need to know about the world’s greatest science festival which returns to ExCeL in London from 10 to 13 October 2019. Buy tickets on the door and meet astronaut Tim Peake and see hundreds of amazing talks.
News
Humans
Biologists have a problem with homosexuality – they should get over it
News
Life
Bees’ very hairy tongues help them mop up different types of nectar
News
Health
Why I’m growing bits of human intestine in a dish in the lab
Regulars