How a 310-million-year-old brain works
Well-preserved horseshoe-crab brain fills gaps in evolutionary knowledge.
While hard appendages like bone and shell can be preserved as fossils for millions of years, palaeontology’s enduring...
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The woman who loves the gunk on Neanderthal teeth
Wanted to be a GP, but switched paths after discovering the power of microbiology.
Laura Weyrich, 33, is a pioneering paleo-microbiologist with an infectious laugh and a passion for globetrotting. And...
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Are modern and ancient cities so different?
Similar despite different appearance and governance.
The skyscraper-filled, overpopulated, electricity-guzzling cities of our modern era, while noticeably different in ap...
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Why Asians carry more Neanderthal DNA
Neanderthals may have lived longer in Asia than thought.
Two independent teams of researchers investigating why East Asian people have more Neanderthal DNA than Europeans hav...