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The Nile

Earth

The Nile river is at least 30 million years old

Sediment deposits reveal when the longest river in the world started flowing from Ethiopia to the Mediterranean

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Lost villages from centuries ago found in the Amazon rainforest

Humans

Lost villages from centuries ago found in the Amazon rainforest

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Doomsday clock

Humans

Enlightenment now: The rise and fall of progress

Culture

Two viola players

Space

Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell explores Bach's cosmic music

Culture

Biggest ever family tree shows when cousins stopped having sex

Humans

Biggest ever family tree shows when cousins stopped having sex

News

Should we revisit ethically dubious experiments from the past?

Humans

Should we revisit ethically dubious experiments from the past?

Leader

Oldest dog burial suggests prehistoric humans loved dogs as pets

Life

Oldest dog burial suggests prehistoric humans loved dogs as pets

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Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes

Humans

Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes

News

A selection of dice from archaeological digs

Physics

Medieval gamblers turned their back on fate and made dice fair

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Protest

Society

End of days: Is Western civilisation on the brink of collapse?

History tells us all cultures have their sell-by date. Do political strife, crippling inequality and climate change mean the West’s time is now up

Features

Humans

Baby skeleton from Alaska reveals origins of Native Americans

News

Physics

Exploring the universe – and how we found our place in it

Culture

Physics

Missives impossible: How gravity fell victim to fake news

Features

Humans

You’ve just crossed over… The Twilight Zone takes to the stage

Culture