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Earth

In millions of years, what could a future civilisation learn about us?

Millions of years after humans vanish, fossil clues showing how we lived and dominated the planet may confuse future civilisations, says a new book by Sarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz

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Technology

Why I’m deeply sceptical about comparisons between humans and machines

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F20J3E Glowing question mark symbol in forest at night

Life

The 7 most consequential moments in the history of everything

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FRANCE. Fashion shoot for Citizen K International. From 'Fashion Magazine'. 1999.

Life

A lively history shows that the human neck is full of surprises

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Humans

Could hibernation technology allow humans to skip winters?

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Mesopotamians felt happiness in their liver and anger in their thighs

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Technology

People prefer AI-generated poems to Shakespeare and Dickinson

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Creation Lake author Rachel Kushner on the ‘ultimate writer’s task’

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Society

We now know who was cannibalised on the doomed Franklin expedition

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Society

How shrinking populations could help to save our planet

Our ability to exert conscious control over our family sizes is unique – and can be transformational, says Christopher Wills

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Humans

Iron Age skeletons found under bridge may have been hit by a tsunami

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Ancient canoes hint at bustling trade in Mediterranean 7000 years ago

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Did the people of Easter Island independently invent writing?

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Humans

Humans first reached China thousands of years earlier than we thought

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