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Carl Zimmer

The Complex Social Lives of Viruses

How Autistic People Helped Shape the Modern World

Antibiotics Have Turned Our Bodies From Gardens Into Battlefields

Gene Therapy Emerges From Disgrace to Be the Next Big Thing, Again

How Scientists Stalked a Lethal Superbug—With the Killer's Own DNA

Germ warfare: the new generation of drugs that could blast any viral disease

Antiviral Drugs Could Blast the Common Cold—Should We Use Them?

The More We Know About Genes, the Less We Understand

Your Brain Is a Mess, but It Knows How to Make Fixes

Distinguishing Artificial From Natural Is Possible, for Now

How to Date the Grand Canyon: Go With the Flow

Honey Bees Give Clues on Virus Spread

The Natural History of the Only Child

Artificial Life? Old News

Meteorites May Have Fostered Life on Earth

Meteorites May Have Fostered Life on Earth

Scientist Employs 'Circuit Theory' to Protect Endangered Species

Scientist Employs 'Circuit Theory' to Protect Endangered Species

The Decline and Fall of the Animal Kingdom

The Decline and Fall of the Animal Kingdom