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Neanderthals Fashioned 'Jewelry' Out of Animal Teeth and Shells
About 40,000 years ago, the Neanderthals, the stocky cousins of modern humans, fashioned tiny beads out of animal teeth, shells and ivory, a new study finds.
The Tee-Hee Test: Laughter Reveals Your Real Friends
It's no joke — laughter can actually provide clues about whether people are among friends or strangers, a new study finds.
The Strangest Places on Earth (Photos)
Learn more about the mysterious Bermuda Triangle, Stonehenge and incredible pyramids of Egypt as we tour some of the oddest places on the planet.
Did Angry Gods Drive Humanity's Expansion? (Op-Ed)
Opinion For the bulk of our evolutionary history, human groups were small, tightly knit communities. Only quite recently, some human groups started evolving into the large-scale societies.
'Sim' Culture: Charting Bursts of Human Inspiration
Opinion Why does culture sometimes evolve via sudden bursts of innovation?
Why Video Games Deserve a Place in History
Opinion The UK’s video games industry body Tiga has called for the products to be treated like other creative industries such as television or film, rather than mere “software.”
