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New research is challenging the hypothesis that men did the hunting in prehistoric societies.
The first British people were black – and other interesting findings made possible by genomic sequencing.
Scandinavia was populated by two main migrations, making its first inhabitants more genetically diverse and adapted to harsh climates than those in the rest of Europe.
The African court has demonstrated its autonomy in a continent where judicial independence remains shaky in many states.
The Hadza hunter-gatherer community get 15% of their calories from honey. If they can live on a high-sugar diet, why can’t we?
Why hunter gatherers weren’t as peaceful as you may think.
Notions of gods arise in all human societies, from all powerful and all-knowing deities to simple forest spirits. A recent method of examining religious thought and behaviour links their ubiquity and the…
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