Humans
Stuff: Humans as hunters and mega-gatherers
How did we evolve from indigent apes with no possessions into hoarding humans with more stuff than we can track? Our urge to accumulate has deep roots
Features
Humans
Stuff: The bare necessities, then and now
Features
Environment
Tree of bird life could solve Noah’s Ark problem
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Life
Ancient ‘shrimp’ was the blue whale of the Cambrian
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Life
Lava fossilised this Jurassic fern down to its cells
Regulars
Environment
The stripy stick insect that walked with dinosaurs
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Life
Alzheimer’s molecules may have powered early life
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Earth
Evolution’s traps: When our world leads animals astray
Features
Environment
Shrub is a smart gambler when tackling parasites
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Humans
Racial categories aren’t hardwired in our minds
Psychologists have shown that people subconsciously identify their peers more strongly by how they work with others than by the colour of their skin
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Life
Whale graveyard reveals most ancient mass strandings
Regulars
Environment
I’m breeding biodegradable batteries from viruses
Opinion
Humans
Sharp thinking: How shaping tools built our brains
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Health
Pancreatic cancer’s killer trick offers treatment hope
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