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Ljubljana Marshes Wheel with axle (oldest wooden wheel yet discovered)

Humans

Can we ever know who invented the wheel?

Some of the most important inventions – wheels, nets and the written word – have creators lost to time, even though their impact shaped the world we live in

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Artistic rendering of Morotopithecus

Life

Early break-up of eastern African forests shaped our ape ancestors

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Bone fragment reveals humans wore leather clothes 39,000 years ago

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2F618EY Landing of the James Caird On South Georgia, 1916

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Presence review: A lively look at why we experience ghostly presences

Culture

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Health

Genome technology is transforming healthcare but what should we allow?

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HHXJTH Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Humans

The archaeologists recreating the secrets of prehistoric technology

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River had his genome sequenced as part of the trial, which revealed he has a genetic condition called Gaucher disease. He was then started on an experimental treatment and his now a

Health

Rapid genome sequencing helps save hundreds of critically ill babies

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sipa/Shutterstock (143675c) MIKE DARWIN WITH CRYONICS EQUIPMENT ALCOR LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION WORKERS ACCUSED OF THE MURDER OF DORA KENT, CALIFORNIA, AMERICA - 1988

Humans

Frozen Head review: Why do some people want to be frozen after death?

Culture

Tightly-curled hair appears to maximise the shielding effect from the sun while minimising an unwanted insulating effect

Humans

Curly hair may have evolved to protect early humans from the sun

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Paranthropus, early human relative

Humans

Early hominin Paranthropus may have used sophisticated stone tools

Stone tools discovered in Kenya are the oldest Oldowan-type implements found, dating back at least 2.6 million years, and they may have been made by our relative Paranthropus

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Health

Genes for Gaucher disease may have protected Jewish people against TB

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Humans

Neanderthals hunted enormous elephants that fed 100 people for a month

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Technology

We need to accept that deepfakes are here to stay in film and TV

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Health

A better understanding of PCOS offers fresh hope for new treatments

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