When did we become fully human? What fossils and DNA tell us about the evolution of modern intelligence

Mariano/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA When did something like us first appear on the planet? It turns out there’s remarkably little agreement on this question. Fossils and DNA suggest people looking like us, anatomically modern Homo sapiens, evolved around 300,000 years ago. Surprisingly, archaeology – tools, artefacts, cave art – suggest thatContinue Reading

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Are men really that much more likely to die from coronavirus? We need better data to be certain

Yuganov Konstantin/Shutterstock Nine months after the coronavirus emerged, there’s still a remarkable lack of understanding about why the severity and course of COVID-19 vary for different people. Part of the problem is that we haven’t prioritised gathering and reporting data in enough detail. Most countries just report the age andContinue Reading

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