Earth
America’s oldest decapitated head reveals strange burial ritual
A 9000-year-old decapitated head discovered in South America is twice as old as previous finds, and suggests veneration of the dead by early hunter-gatherers
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Humans
Morality 2.0: How manipulating our minds could save the world
Features
Earth
Divers return to famous Antikythera wreck to hunt for treasures
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Earth
Huge relative of first fish to crawl on land has a lung
Regulars
Humans
Buzz words: How language creates your emotions
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Humans
Why did sex evolve? Blame an ancient hook-up
Opinion
Earth
Key moments in human evolution were shaped by changing climate
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Health
Exoskeleton reveals lengths we go to save energy when walking


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Earth
Myriad moths reveal odd shapes and hypnotising patterns
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Humans
Homo naledi: Unanswered questions about the newest human species
Did it use fire? Did it bury its dead? Could it speak? Many things about H. naledi set it apart from all other prehistoric humans
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Humans
New species of extinct human found in cave may rewrite history
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Life
Evolution: The whole story proves no lifeform is dull
Culture
Earth
Armchair fossil hunters use drone photos to find ancient bones
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Environment
Resistance to toad toxin shows evolution can repeat itself
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