Science
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A bizarre skeleton from a Roman grave has bones from seven people
A skeleton from a Gallo-Roman grave in Belgium is made up of bones from at least seven individuals Photograph courtesy…
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Orca – Black & White Gold review: Tense docu-thriller exposes cruel whale trade
Orcas in the Sea of Okhotsk, off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula James Blake/Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust Orca – Black & White…
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Simple fix could make US census more accurate but just as private
The US government uses census data to distribute resources fairly Valentyn Semenov/Alamy A change to the US government’s system for…
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Infinite monkey theorem: Chimpanzees will never randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare
“Alas, poor ape, how thou sweat’st!” Colin Waters/Alamy If every chimpanzee on Earth were given a typewriter, they wouldn’t reproduce…
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Map of cancers reveals how tumours evolve
Mapping tumours and the genetic changes within them could help develop new cancer treatments Sipa Press/Alamy We now have some…
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Oldest tadpole fossil known to science dates back 161 million years
Scientists found the fossil in Santa Cruz province, Argentina Mariana Chuliver et al., Journal (2024) An exquisitely preserved fossilised tadpole…
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Fibre: The surprisingly simple supernutrient with far-reaching health benefits
New studies are showing ever more reasons to eat up your greens Alvarez/Getty Images When it comes to our diet, there…
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Michelangelo's 'The Flood' seems to depict a woman with breast cancer
The Renaissance artist Michelangelo had carried out human dissections, which may have led him to include women with breast cancer…
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Simple fix could make the census more accurate but just as private
The US government uses census data to distribute resources fairly Valentyn Semenov/Alamy A change to the US government’s system for…
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How to cut through the latest nutritional fads
Loading up your plate has never seemed more complicated. Alongside appeals to avoid ultra-processed foods and “bad” fats, we are…
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