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Researchers often rely on fossil teeth for clues about what extinct animals ate. Giant ground sloths’ teeth have been tricky to analyze, though – until now.

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A Southern Cross University geochemist is first author of a groundbreaking international study changing the view that ...

Scientists found that ancient lead exposure shaped early human evolution. The toxin may have played a surprising role in the development of modern cognition and language. An international team of ...

Ahead of her new exhibition at Compton Verney, the cultural critic explains how myths and ballads transform the darkest ...