Six different ways to think about ‘extinction’
Is an extinct animal really gone forever?
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Climate and extinction crises move too slowly for us to pay attention – here’s the answer
We need to develop a ‘slow memory’ of how long-term developments have impacted us.
War in the time of Neanderthals: how our species battled for supremacy for over 100,000 years
Did Neanderthal military superiority delay our migration out of Africa?
How the extinction of ice age mammals may have forced us to invent civilisation
Overhunting of megafauna such as mammoths may have force us to take up farming, ultimately leading to modern society
Gladiator II: a wavering thumbs up for a rehashed sequel that can’t escape the ghost of Russell Crowe
While undoubtedly entertaining, the sequel feels like a duplicate of the original which sacrifices characterisation for ambitious set pieces.
The amazing things poo can tell you about an animal’s health
No wonder scientists love it.
Trophy hunting: why a UK import ban threatens wildlife conservation
Bans on importing hunting trophies risk harming, not helping, endangered species.
Parasites are ecological dark matter – and they need protecting
Save the pandas, sure, but what about the worms in their guts?
How a 400,000‑year‑old elephant skeleton solved a tantalising puzzle of early human behaviour
Early nomadic humans living in Europe briefly halted to profit from an unexpected windfall, leaving some important clues about their behaviour.
Most humans haven’t evolved to cope with the cold, yet we dominate northern climates – here’s why
Hate winter? The answer may lie in our evolutionary history.
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