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UN expert welcomes achievements in confronting legacy of unlawful killings, calls for justice and reparations for victims: The Gambia
Early menopause: Why better research and global guidance matter for women’s health
3 things we need to get right ahead of extreme bushfire risk this summer
‘Medicines That Feed Us’ Promote Healing In Toxic World
Fossils Confirm Human Ancestors First Appearance
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Why do some chimpanzee mothers carry their dead infants for months?
Children from six cultures reliably help their peers – but in different ways
Now at Cornell, legendary designer’s collection inspires the next generation
‘Heritage Forensics’ investigates cultural heritage caught up in war
We can’t quit smartphones, but we can manage digital junk food better
Rethinking how we name and classify our human ancestors following recent evolutionary discoveries
Neandertal growth hormone receptor increases muscle mass in people today
Well-worn wins: Wild capuchin monkeys prefer stones with a proven track record of cracking nuts
Fossil footprints reveal body size and group dynamics of 1.4-million-year-old human relative
Lost Golden Age Of Language Diversity
Why some primates have even tougher births than humans
New genomic study uncovers family ties linking Scythian elite burials across the Eurasian steppe
Neandertals In North-Western Europe In Focus
Ancient DNA Found On Cave Walls
Striking global similarities in interactions between dogs and humans
KI Steps Up Efforts In Medical Preparedness
Great apes: what we know about their cognition, cooperation and curiosity after two decades of research
Preparing for Australia’s ‘quantum-ready’ future
Rainforest foragers intensified plant use long before agriculture
Unearthing local hi UniSQ Archaeology Field School returns for 2026
Kangaroos Reveal ‘upside-down’ Evolution
Skull collection provides clues to historical Finnish eating habits
‘Project Hail Mary’ demonstrates how intellectual humility can be a guiding force for scientists and astronauts
Cocoa farmers cut down trees for short-term gain, but keeping them is important – here’s why
Otago subjects among the best in the world
Memorial to blood scandal victims gets permanent home at The University of Manchester
Life And Death In Late Bronze Age Central Europe
UQ Showcases History And Artistry Of Indigenous Shields
Supporting Indigenous Land Justice: UQ Granted Centre For Native Title Anthropology
Finnish Archaeologists To Visit KI To Present Findings On Repatriated Remains
This central Auckland cottage tells a remarkable tale of the city’s bicultural history
A human tendency to value expertise, not just sheer power, explains how some social hierarchies form
Theology Of Safeguarding Children
Identifying dinosaurs from their footprints is difficult – but AI can help
Chimpanzees are better at solving resource dilemmas in larger, more tolerant groups
Many Drug-Use Treatment Providers in N.C. Demand Unpaid Labor, Limit Access to Evidence-Based Treatment
Risks young chimps take as they swing through the trees underscore role of protective parenting in humans
Early hominins from Morocco reveal an African lineage near the root of Homo sapiens
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers
Book explores ‘modernity and malevolence’ in Indian clinical care
Common medicines may influence CRISPR therapy outcomes and precision cancer treatment
Iconic ‘Little Foot’ fossil may be new type of human ancestor