Humans
Why do we exist? The meaning of life isn’t to be found in the stars
We are tiny specks of life in a vast, indifferent cosmos – but to say that decreases the value of our existence is to measure ourselves against the wrong thing
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Lost capital city of the Mongol Empire was far bigger than thought
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How can I make myself more motivated?
How spiteful are you?
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Piles of animal dung reveal the location of an ancient Arabian oasis
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How long does it take to fall in love?
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Stone Age Europeans may have worn make-up more than 6000 years ago
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Viking remains lost for more than a century rediscovered in a museum
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Indigenous people may have left the Amazon before Europeans arrived
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Mind
The hidden rules that determine which friendships matter to us
Evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar has found that our friendships are governed by secret rules, based on everything from your sex to your sleep schedule. Our unique social fingerprints help determine who we are drawn to, which friendships last and why some friends are ultimately replaceable
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Soil safely filters 38 million tonnes of human waste each year
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The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers
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You are stardust: The long view of when your existence really began
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Think your sense of self is located in your brain? Think again
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