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evolution

Deadly poisonous white mushrooms (Amanita phalloides, death cap) grow in forest

Environment

The deadliest mushroom, the death cap, is still concocting new poisons

Surprising discoveries about the species responsible for 90 per cent of mushroom-related deaths is revealing the fungi kingdom to be even stranger than we had thought

Features

Illustration of a teenage girl who is the offspring of a Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) mother and Denisovan (Homo sapiens denisova) father. A bone fragment with this hybrid ancestry was found in the Denisova Cave in Russia. The bone belonged to a female who was at least 13 years old and died around 90,000 years ago. It was known from genetic analysis of other fossils that the two species had interbred, but this is the first first-generation offspring of such a pairing to be found.

Humans

Understanding the Denisovans means understanding ourselves

Leader

Life

We are unlocking how frozen microbes stay alive for 100,000 years

News

A skull unearthed in Harbin, China, turns out to belong to a Denisovan

Humans

An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution

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Humans

Did childcare fuel language? A new book makes the case

Culture

TX DATE:21-07-2025,TX WEEK:29,EMBARGOED UNTIL:08-07-2025 00:00:00,DESCRIPTION:Dramatic reconstruction of early anatomically modern Homo sapiens living in Africa.,COPYRIGHT:BBC Studios,CREDIT LINE:BBC / BBC Studios

Humans

Exploring humanity's ancient origins in fantastic new BBC documentary

Culture

Life

Weird microbial partnership shows how complex life may have evolved

News

Humans

Fossil teeth may come from a new species of early hominin

News

Health

The real reason why we lost the ability to make vitamin C

News

Humans

Your pet dog’s ancestor was a fierce, wild animal. How was it tamed?

Unexpected archaeological discoveries are rewriting the story of how the big, bad wolf became our first and most beloved pet

Features

Life

Giant meat-eating dinosaur skulls reveal ‘bone-crushing’ bite

News

Humans

Homo naledi's burial practices could change what it means to be human

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Humans

What were ancient humans thinking when they began to bury their dead?

Features

Humans

Evolution has made humans both Machiavellian and born socialists

Features

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