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Lost villages from centuries ago found in the Amazon rainforest
Even some of the more remote parts of the Amazon rainforest, far from major rivers, were once densely populated – centuries before the arrival of Europeans
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Humans
Enlightenment now: The rise and fall of progress
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Humans
Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell explores Bach’s cosmic music
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Humans
Biggest ever family tree shows when cousins stopped having sex
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Humans
Should we revisit ethically dubious experiments from the past?
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Oldest dog burial suggests prehistoric humans loved dogs as pets
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Humans
Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes
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Humans
Medieval gamblers turned their back on fate and made dice fair
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Society
End of days: Is Western civilisation on the brink of collapse?
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Earth
Baby skeleton from Alaska reveals origins of Native Americans
DNA from an infant girl who died 11,500 years ago reveals where America’s first human settlers came from and when they arrived
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Physics
Missives impossible: How gravity fell victim to fake news
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Physics
Exploring the universe – and how we found our place in it
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Humans
You’ve just crossed over… The Twilight Zone takes to the stage
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Venice may be almost 200 years older than anyone thought
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