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An anthropologist who studies human-computer interactions has explored how and why losing one’s smartphone feels so unsettling Continue

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Hibernation allows many animals to time-travel from difficult times to plenty. Could humans learn how to do it too? Continue

Alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city by researchers is evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history Continue

The Hellenic Invention of the Marathon had nothing to do with sport—but everything to do with war Continue

A strain of avian influenza is showing signs of adaptation to human hosts, but there is no evidence that it can transmit from person to person Continue

Microplastics have been detected everywhere — from the ocean floor to the human brain — raising serious concerns about health and environmental impacts Continue