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Ancient Swedish massacre hints at chaos after the fall of Rome

Humans

Ancient Swedish massacre hints at chaos after the fall of Rome

The inhabitants of Sandby borg in southern Sweden were violently killed 1500 years ago, just decades after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire

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The Nile

Earth

The Nile river is at least 30 million years old

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Lost villages from centuries ago found in the Amazon rainforest

Humans

Lost villages from centuries ago found in the Amazon rainforest

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Doomsday clock

Humans

Enlightenment now: The rise and fall of progress

Culture

Two viola players

Space

Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell explores Bach's cosmic music

Culture

Biggest ever family tree shows when cousins stopped having sex

Humans

Biggest ever family tree shows when cousins stopped having sex

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Should we revisit ethically dubious experiments from the past?

Humans

Should we revisit ethically dubious experiments from the past?

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Oldest dog burial suggests prehistoric humans loved dogs as pets

Life

Oldest dog burial suggests prehistoric humans loved dogs as pets

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Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes

Humans

Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes

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A selection of dice from archaeological digs

Physics

Medieval gamblers turned their back on fate and made dice fair

Dice from archaeological digs in the Netherlands and the UK became fairer 600 years ago – 250 years before we began to really understand probability

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Society

End of days: Is Western civilisation on the brink of collapse?

Features

Humans

Baby skeleton from Alaska reveals origins of Native Americans

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Physics

Missives impossible: How gravity fell victim to fake news

Features

Physics

Exploring the universe – and how we found our place in it

Culture

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