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Welcome to Hawaii's 'plastic beach', one of the world's dirtiest places. Hawaii has long evoked images of a Pacific paradise but Kamilo Beach, located on the Big Island, presents a starkly different reality. Hawaii??s efforts to push back on rampant plastics consumption have been among the boldest in the country. ?? Liz Barney / Guardian / eyevine Contact eyevine for more information about using this image: T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709 E: info@eyevine.com http://www.eyevine.com

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In millions of years, what could a future civilisation learn about us?

Millions of years after humans vanish, fossil clues showing how we lived and dominated the planet may confuse future civilisations, says a new book by Sarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz

Culture

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Technology

Why I'm deeply sceptical about comparisons between humans and machines

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Life

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Humans

Most Europeans may have had dark skin until less than 3000 years ago

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Humans

The story of ancient Mesopotamia and the dawn of the modern world

Culture

Humans

Fossil proteins may soon reveal how we're related to Australopithecus

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Humans

Enigmatic people who took over Europe millennia ago came from Ukraine

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Life

A lively history shows that the human neck is full of surprises

Culture

Humans

Has a volcanic eruption ever wiped out a species of hominins?

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Humans

Ancient humans understood the future and the past pretty much as we do

Sticks found in a cave that date back 12,000 years and other archaeological evidence show how humans have long viewed the future in a similar way to us, says Annalee Newitz

Comment

Humans

How DNA in dirt is reshaping our understanding of Stone Age humans

Features

Humans

Engaging new podcast asks what the big things are that make us human

Culture

Humans

Ancient hominin Lucy was a lousy runner, simulations show

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Humans

Ancient genomes reveal when modern humans and Neanderthals interbred

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