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Hungry foxes have been raiding our bins for thousands of years

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Hungry foxes have been raiding our bins for thousands of years

Foxes rooting through our rubbish to scavenge for food isn’t just a modern-day phenomenon – analysis of animal bones in Germany shows foxes were eating human leftovers 42,000 years ago

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Human evolution

Sperm and egg

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Human eggs release chemicals that attract some sperm more than others

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Denali mountain range

Environment

Only a fifth of ice-free land on Earth has very little human influence

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This week’s new questions

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This week’s new questions

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This week’s new questions

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This week’s new questions

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Where’s the best place to be buried to preserve your body as a fossil?

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Where’s the best place to be buried to preserve your body as a fossil?

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Notes from an Apocalypse review: A lively romp through the end of days

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Notes from an Apocalypse review: A lively romp through the end of days

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Homo sapiens: Why did evolution favour the brainy ape?

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Homo sapiens: Why did evolution favour the brainy ape?

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Ancient nomadic warrior women may have inspired the Mulan legend

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Ancient nomadic warrior women may have inspired the Mulan legend

Skeletal markings show that some women who lived on the Mongolian steppe 1850 years ago appear to have been warriors, perhaps providing inspiration for the famous Ballad of Mulan

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The science of boredom can tell us how to keep ourselves amused

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We may now know what our common ancestor with Neanderthals looked like

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Neanderthals feasted on seafood and nuts according to fossil remains

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Mysterious Iron Age site may have been a retreat for religious hermits

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