Humans
The Soviet genius who tried to beat capitalism at its own game
The USSR once believed it could catch up with or even overtake the US. If it had listened to one of its brightest mathematical stars, that might have been true
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Environment
Scott’s tragic polar selfie: Rare photo goes under the hammer
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Environment
The ingenious priest who discovered how bats ‘see’ in the dark
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Environment
The tortoise-riding banker who collected the natural world
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Humans
What the controversial ‘human’ teeth fossils really tell us
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Humans
5 ‘mad scientists’ of post-Revolution Russia
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Earth
Early farmers may have polluted the sea 4000 years ago
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Humans
Bare bones: Five human ancestors known only from a few fossils
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Physics
The Renaissance gambler who invented probability to win at cards
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Environment
7 crazy transport systems that didn’t go the distance
New York nearly had a pneumatic subway, and the US military thought about sending their soldiers abroad on rockets. Find out why these and other quirky ideas failed
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Humans
We seem to be getting stupider and population ageing may be why
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Humans
Medieval London was the most violent place in England
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Environment
Ancient warriors killed and ate their dogs as rite of passage
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Environment
Viking hordes dined on frozen Norwegian cod shipped to Germany
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