Humans are the only animals whose faces redden with embarrassment. Should we see that as an affliction, or as a blessing?‘Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions,” Charles Darwin once wrote, and he wasn’t...
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Read MoreThe whole ecosystem inside a cave feeds off guano, dead bats, or any dead animals on the ground. It’s not for the faint-heartedIt can be daunting entering a cave. It is an underground world that possibly hasn’t been explored...
Read MoreOur 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the yearVictor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled...
Read MoreIt’s human nature to trust strongmen, but we’ve also evolved the tools to resist themA recent piece of research commissioned by Channel 4 suggested that more than half of people aged between 13 and 27 would prefer the UK to be...
Read MoreDiscovery in China challenges view of early mammals as ‘fodder’ for dinosaurs, say researchersWhether they had sharp teeth, vicious claws or were simply enormous, dinosaurs were creatures to be feared. But a newly...
Read More‘Dragon man’ skull reveals new branch of family tree more closely related to modern humans than NeanderthalsThe discovery of a huge fossilised skull that was wrapped up and hidden in a Chinese well nearly 90 years...
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