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C1R8W3 Maipure Indians, inhabitants of the Upper Orinoco river, grilling the legs of a dead enemy. Italian Engraving 1781. Colored.

Humans

Is it time for a more subtle view on the ultimate taboo: cannibalism?

New archaeological evidence shows that ancient humans ate each other surprisingly often - sometimes for compassionate reasons. The finds give us an opportunity to reassess our views on the practice

Leader

Our human ancestors often ate each other, and for surprising reasons

Humans

Our human ancestors often ate each other, and for surprising reasons

Features

Life

Great apes like teasing each other - which may be the origin of humour

News

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Health

Exploring our body oddities is about far more than just idle curiosity

Leader

Life

How wild primates adapt to living with disabilities

News

Humans

The 2023 discoveries that made us rethink the story of human evolution

News

Humans

Did Homo naledi bury its dead? Debate rages over human relative

News

The caudate nuclei, parts of the brain affected by Huntington's disease

Health

Mutation behind Huntington's linked to higher childhood intelligence

Analysis

Not to be used in museums, exhibitions, or articles about Elisabeth Daynes or the Atelier Daynes. No use in any context outside of mainstream science without the express permission of Atelier Daynes. Front covers or private use require clearance. Mandatory credit. Paranthropus boisei model. Reconstruction of a specimen of Paranthropus boisei. This hominin, which is sometimes classified as Australopithecus boisei, lived from 2.3 to 1.2 million years ago in eastern Africa. P. boisei is one of several extinct species that form an early part of the human evolutionary tree. Reconstruction by Elisabeth Daynes of the Daynes Studio, Paris, France. MANDATORY CREDIT.

Humans

How did Paranthropus, the last of the ape-people, survive for so long?

Features

FRANCE - CIRCA 2002: Eve, 1896, by Lucien Levy-Dhurmer (1865-1896), pastel and gouache, 49x46 cm. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images); . (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Comment

Eve review: Why women's bodies belong at the heart of human evolution

From sexism's "benefits" to mothers' role in creating culture, Cat Bohannon rethinks the role of women in Eve: How the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution

Culture

Humans

Early humans lived in Ethiopian highlands 2 million years ago

News

Humans

The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

Features

Health

We now know how many cells there are in the human body

News

Humans

Why the ancient hominins of Asia are so mysterious

News