Earth
The Nile river is at least 30 million years old
Sediment deposits reveal when the longest river in the world started flowing from Ethiopia to the Mediterranean
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Earth
Lost villages from centuries ago found in the Amazon rainforest
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Humans
Enlightenment now: The rise and fall of progress
Culture
Humans
Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell explores Bach’s cosmic music
Culture
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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Earth
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?
History tells us all cultures have their sell-by date. Do political strife, crippling inequality and climate change mean the West鈥檚 time is now up
Features
Earth
Baby skeleton from Alaska reveals origins of Native Americans
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Physics
Missives impossible: How gravity fell victim to fake news
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Physics
Exploring the universe 鈥� and how we found our place in it
Culture
Humans
You鈥檝e just crossed over鈥� The Twilight Zone takes to the stage
Culture