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ancient humans

sun

Life

Chasing the Sun review: Light's power over life charted

A new book cuts a welcome path through the complexities of how light from our star has influenced biology and culture on Earth

Culture

A neanderthal skull

Humans

The last Neanderthals may have died out much earlier than we thought

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2018’s weirdest stories: Friendly horses, toddler robots and moonmoons

2018’s weirdest stories: Friendly horses, toddler robots and moonmoons

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burning tusks

Earth

Anthropocene review – tough film makes case for human-created epoch

Culture

People silhouetted against sky

Humans

Indigenous peoples in the Amazon and Australia share some ancestry

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A landscape in Borneo

Humans

World's first figurative art is of an unknown animal in Borneo

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Martin Rees: The posthuman future

Video

Martin Rees: The posthuman future

Video

tapping fingers

Humans

Idly tapping your fingers can make you think time has slowed down

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Humans

The Book of Humans review – a smart update on human exceptionalism

Culture

A picture of the gut

Technology

A tiny robotic capsule could roam your intestines and suck up mucus

A small robot could travel through your gut and collect mucus in a vacuum bag to help make diagnosing stomach diseases safer and less painful

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