Humans
Climate change determined humanity’s global conquest
Modern humans only made it out of Africa when the changing climate made the Arabian desert passable – the rest of our migrations were climate-dependent too
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Life
Metallic blue fruit shines brightest of all
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Health
Swine flu pandemic killed 15 times more than thought
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Health
How to defuse sub-Saharan Africa’s population bomb
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Life
First Madagascar settlers may have been Indonesian
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Environment
Zoologger: The bird that cares for its rival’s chicks
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Ivory traders may be benefitting from Arab Spring
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Humans
Earliest human bedding didn’t let the bedbugs bite
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Environment
Zoologger: The biggest spider web in the world
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Technology
Phone tech transforms African business and healthcare
Apps and cheap smartphones are giving everything from farm-produce market prices to medical advice to the swelling ranks of African users
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Humans
Humans colonised Asia in two waves
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Environment
Bonobo Eden: At home with the peace-and-love apes
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Life
Somali archaeologist: We need culture in a time of war
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Health
Most advanced genetic map may pinpoint diseases
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