Life
The real roots of early city states may rip up the textbooks
Settled agriculture didn't spawn the first states. Two new books help expose the real drivers, the pressures on marginalised people 鈥� and what they can teach us
Culture
Humans
Bare bones: Five human ancestors known only from a few fossils
Features
Humans
Controversial footprints suggest we evolved in Europe not Africa
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Humans
Medieval London was the most violent place in England
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Health
Mummy autopsy reveals earliest known case of liver parasite
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Earth
Secret lifestyle of the dodo revealed for the first time
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Humans
Who are you? How the story of human origins is being rewritten
Features
Environment
The porker paradox: A very human dilemma
Culture
Environment
Ancient warriors killed and ate their dogs as rite of passage
News
Humans
First Australians may have arrived much earlier than we thought
Stone axes and the remains of fireplaces found in northern Australia appear to date to 65,000 years ago, adding 15,000 years to Australia's human prehistory
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Humans
Meet 鈥楴eo鈥�, the most complete skeleton of Homo naledi ever found
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Humans
Homo naledi is only 250,000 years old 鈥� here鈥檚 why that matters
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Earth
Ancient carvings show comet hit Earth and triggered mini ice age
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Humans
Love your anthropological collection? Then hand it back
Culture