Graham Lawton

Losing our religion

The human mind is primed to believe in god, so why are so many people abandoning religion and what would a secular world be like?

Is it worth going to the mind gym

Brain-training programs are all the rage, but to what extent will they boost your cognitive powers in the real world?

Are you being nudged

A mass behavioural science experiment is underway to exploit our biases and encourage us all to lead better, healthier lives. Is it working? And have you noticed?

Night special: When darkness falls, fear rises

Why do we love to scare ourselves stupid? The answers are far older than you might think. Graham Lawton peeks from between his fingers

The self: When the self breaks

That seamless sense of who you are can be disturbed by many things, including illness, injury or drugs, explain Anil Ananthaswamy and Graham Lawton

The God issue: Religion for atheists

Religions are not literally true but neither are they total nonsense. Atheists need to reclaim the useful bits, Alain de Botton tells Graham Lawton

Whose body is it anyway

If you could use a spare pair of hands, or simply a new perspective, look no further, says Graham Lawton

Are orang-utans our nearest relatives?

Despite the similarites in our genomes, chimps might not be humans closest living relatives after all, claims a controversial paper

The call of rewilding

The idea of letting nature reclaim land has swept the West. But does it work? Graham Lawton reports

Hope for the future

Our exclusive survey reveals just how clued-up the UK public is when it comes to science and tech. Graham Lawton explores the results