The boarding of U-559 changed the war – now both sides tell their story
In an updated extract from the bestselling Enigma history, we revisit the daring engagement in which two men gave their lives to make a breakthrough possible
Chris Hoggett obituary
Other lives: Artist, illustrator and major figure on the Cheltenham cultural scene
CliFi – A new way to talk about climate change
John Abraham: If you’re not familiar with the new genre of climate fiction, you might be soon.
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine – review
Lindsey Fitzharris’s story of Lister’s battle to introduce hygiene to the operating theatre makes compelling reading
The Origins of Creativity review – stick to the ants, professor
Entomologist EO Wilson’s meandering attempt to forge a new philosophy from arts and science is irritating rather than enlightening
The Earth Gazers by Christopher Potter review – the missions to the moon
A new telling of the story of the Apollo astronauts between 1968 and 1972 involves nervous breakdowns, a former Nazi and an atheist church
Universe review: our starry night, seen from all angles
A new Phaidon photobook draws from the worlds of astronomy and art to create a complete, beautiful picture of how we see space and ourselves within it
Archaeologists home in on Homeric clues as Turkey declares year of Troy
Work is accelerating at site on Hisarlık Hill, formerly a ‘ruin of a ruin’, and a museum will open next year
‘Sleep should be prescribed’: what those late nights out could be costing you
Leading neuroscientist Matthew Walker on why sleep deprivation is increasing our risk of cancer, heart attack and Alzheimer’s – and what you can do about it
The Naked Ape at 50: ‘Its central claim has surely stood the test of time ‘
In October 1967, Desmond Morris published his landmark study of human behaviour and evolution. Here four experts assess what he got right – and wrong
Farmer wants a revolution: ‘How is this not genocide?’
Health comes from the ground up, Charles Massy says – yet chemicals used in agriculture are ‘causing millions of deaths’. Susan Chenery meets the writer intent on changing everything about the way we grow, eat and think about food
They erased nature from our dictionaries. The fightback starts here
Conkers, along with wrens and adders, were deemed outdated. What were the editors thinking, asks Patrick Barkham, a natural history writer for the Guardian
Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker by AN Wilson – review
AN Wilson writes with ‘Dickensian energy’ but seems determined to cast his subject in a bad light
The Animals Among Us by John Bradshaw review – the joy of pets
The relationship between owners and their animals is explored in this enjoyable study
Dara Ó Briain: ‘Poo is a gateway drug, then I hit them with the cosmology’
The comedian and TV presenter on his new children’s book and standup show, being starstruck by Stephen Hawking, and David Beckham’s weird way with Lego