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All known Homo naledi skeletons seem to be female

An analysis of tooth proteins suggests all 23 Homo naledi individuals found in the Rising Star cave in South Africa were female, which strengthens the case that they were placed there deliberately

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The lunar botanist with a plan to farm vegetables on the moon

Jessica Atkin knows more than anyone else about what it would take to supply food for a moon base. She reveals how to build a lunar farm and what astronauts can expect to dine on

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Why I started my sci-fi novel with a world-ending supernova

Claire North, whose space opera Slow Gods is the July read for the New Scientist Book Club, discusses how a population might deal with knowledge that their planet will be destroyed in 100 years

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Synthetic biology may finally be ready to solve life's biggest mystery

What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to SpudCell, the most sophisticated attempt at creating an artificial life form yet

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How healthy is your brain? We now know how to find out

In our efforts to keep our brains healthy, how do we know what is working? Helen Thomson explores a new generation of tests that can reveal whether our efforts are paying off

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5 things to know about sunscreen, according to a skin cancer expert

How much sunscreen should you be using, when should you apply it, and are there any downsides to doing so? Skin cancer expert Rachel Neale is here to answer all of these questions and more

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A worm that lived half a billion years ago preferred turning right

Fossils of Spriggina floundersi provide the earliest evidence of animals favouring one side of the body over the other – a feature of nervous systems that we see in our own right- and left-handedness

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The second act of Sam Neill: ‘The truth was, I didn’t know how long I had to live’

He is one of the world’s best actors – but can still go to Starbucks without anyone recognising him. He discusses cancer, remission, happiness, fame and video nastiesSam Neill, 76, is speaking to me via Zoom from Vancouver, where he is filming Untamed, a new Netflix series. We’re

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From the US-Mexico border to protests in Poland: highlights of PhotoEspaña 2026

Spain’s leading festival of photography showcases the work of more than 300 visual artists in nearly 100 exhibitions across the countryPhotoEspaña, Spain’s leading festival of photography, held its official opening in Madrid this month and by September nearly 100 exhibitions will

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Whoosh! Jacques Henri Lartigue’s world of colour – in pictures

The French artist is best known for his black-and-white images of high society, but a new exhibition shows us that he was also a bold and brilliant colour pioneer Continue reading...

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Game of stones: how paintings of marble reveal a world of magical medieval mysticism

From trippy swirls to blood-soaked slabs, a new book mines gothic and renaissance art for the supernatural significance of the precious rockWhen we think of marble, we think of it as a desirable commodity: of luxurious interior decoration, from deluxe kitchens to the most corpora

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‘Elon Musk is dangerous and crazy. And I kind of used to like him’: Interpol on their poli

They were a big 00s buzz band – but looked in danger of fading out. Empowered by fatherhood and anger at war and AI, the New Yorkers explain why they ‘really showed up’ againSuits. Gnomic poetry. Moody, insistent riffs. It used to be that you’d know what to expect from NYC rocker

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