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We’ve only just confirmed that Homo habilis really existed

Their species name is well known, but until recently we’ve understood very little for certain about Homo habilis. Columnist Michael Marshall reveals what new fossils are telling us about the hominins that have been considered the first humans

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Mathematics

The secret to guessing more accurately with maths

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Space

Why Yuri Gagarin wasn’t the first in space – and who beat him to it

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Physics

Would aliens do physics, or is science a human invention?

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Health

Can magnesium supplements improve sleep, energy and concentration?

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Technology

Could a niche 80s technology be the key to better quantum computers?

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Health

The surprising vaccine side effects that can improve long-term health

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Mind

Why our brains tune things out and how to overcome it when you need to

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Health

Ultra-processed foods could be making you age faster

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2R40KH8 Metal sculpture of a giant ant in the vineyard of the Huentala Winery in Tupungato, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina.

Technology

Why it's high time we stopped anthropomorphising ants

We have long drawn parallels between ants and humans. Now we are comparing the insects to computers. It is time to stop using ants as analogues for ourselves and our machines, says Annalee Newitz

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Space

Can we ever know the shape of the universe?

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Mind

Why self-expansion is the key to long-lasting love and friendship

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Mathematics

Jeff Goldblum should make a film about this legendary mathematician

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Space

Why Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek

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