The fossil skull that rocked the world – 100 years later scientists are grappling with the Taung find’s complex colonial legacy
The international scientific community rebuffed this hypothesis. They were looking outside Africa for human origins and ...
Scientists Reveal Who Has the Fastest Punch on Earth
Forget about Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali, the fastest punch in the world belongs to the mantis shrimp. This shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet and remain intact despite the ...
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The Largest Iceberg In The World Is Breaking Apart After Getting Trapped In A Spinning Ocean Vortex
A giant chunk has broken off the largest iceberg in the world, which may be the first sign of its deterioration. The behemoth ...
Astronomers find the largest structure in the universe and name it Quipu
Is it possible to understand the universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it? In principle, not ...
Ai Weiwei on free speech and the fragility of civilisation: ‘Democracy is a failed joke’
Mark Hudson talks to China’s most provocative exile about his new exhibition, the triple standards of the West, the crisis of ...