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�鶹��ý’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

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�鶹��ý’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

A quarter of a century in, this is our definitive pick of the ideas in science and technology that are already transforming the world

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The hunt for where the last Neanderthals lived

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Hunting with poison arrows may have begun 60,000 years ago in Africa

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Hominin fossils from Morocco may be close ancestors of modern humans

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Homo heidelbergensis tribe killing an elephant

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Early humans may have begun butchering elephants 1.8 million years ago

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Ella Al-Shamahi presents a Neanderthal skull

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The ancient human species we once co-existed with

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Page 264 233. In the centre front, two pairs of seated humans drink from the same gourd and two other pairs are engraved behind. At the back right are petroglyphs of two pairs of mirrored ostriches and two armed men with triangular-shaped torsos. Bronze and Iron Age, Abragz bin Samra, Great Nafud Desert, northern Saudi Arabia. Photo 2020.

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Ancient rock art revealed in all its glory in stunning photographs

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A person wearing a generic great white shark inflatable costume goes paddleboarding in the harbor. A funny playful twist on shark and human interaction.

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Why do we feel the need to humanise everything, from dogs to cars?

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The most amazing archaeology photos and discoveries of 2025

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Oldest evidence of fire-lighting comes from early humans in Britain

An excavation in Suffolk, UK, has uncovered pyrite and flint that appear to have been used by ancient humans to light fires some 400,000 years ago

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Did ancient humans start farming so they could drink more beer?

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2025 was chock full of exciting discoveries in human evolution

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Hunter-gatherer groups are much less egalitarian than they seem

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The four best science documentaries of 2025

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