When does a bone become a fossil?
15 February 2024
As organic material in a bone gets replaced by minerals over time, it becomes a fossil. But that can happen at different rates even within the same individual
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The Good Virus review: Could viruses cure deadly infections?
5 July 2023
Tom Ireland's compelling and original book makes a strong case for revisiting phage therapy – the idea of fighting bacterial infections with viruses
English industrialist stole iron technique from Black metallurgists
4 July 2023
A process for converting scrap metal into high-quality iron, which was crucial to the Industrial Revolution, was devised by Black metallurgists who were enslaved and transported to Jamaica by the British
Utopia: The ancient discoveries that point to the ideal human society
27 June 2023
Anthropology and archaeology are revealing that a human society can take myriad forms, which can teach us how to build a modern society that is more equal, resilient and stable
The societies proving that inequality and patriarchy aren't inevitable
27 June 2023
Today’s complex societies are pretty homogeneous, but experimental cultures, past and present, teach us how to think more creatively about the way we live
The civilisation myth: How new discoveries are rewriting human history
27 June 2023
In an evolutionary eyeblink, our species has gone from hunting and gathering to living in complex societies. We need to rethink the story of this monumental transition
Finger marks on cave walls are among the earliest Neanderthal art
21 June 2023
Symbols have been found carved on the walls of a cave in France that was inhabited by Neanderthals before being sealed off at least 57,000 years ago
Artistic artefacts are rewriting the timeline of ancient South America
16 June 2023
A slew of newly found artefacts in South America are revealing surprisingly familiar ways ancient people in the region expressed their creativity, including sculpted figurines, a communal drum and perhaps a previously unrecognised form of writing
Does covid-19 affect pregnancies and do the vaccines reduce any risks?
30 May 2023
The coronavirus has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes, but vaccines help to keep mothers and babies safe
When did animals like foxes first start living alongside people?
17 May 2023
We used to think "synanthropic" animals like raccoons, foxes and ravens started living alongside people around the time of the agricultural revolution, about 10,000 years ago. But it could have been much earlier, says Michael Marshall
