
Earliest evidence of human art
An engraved ceiling predates the famous paintings at the Grotte Chauvet.

Why did the Titanic sink?
It wasn’t a single factor that sent Titanic to the bottom of the ocean, it was a chain of them.
Coyotes are pint-sized versions of their former selves
Dwindling food supplies not climate change played a role in the downsizing of coyotes.
Neanderthals were disappearing before modern humans arrived
European Neanderthals were already on the verge of extinction 50,000 years ago.
Fossilised pollen reveals ancient garden
Pollen recovered from 2500-year-old plaster has unlocked the secrets of Ramat Rahel’s garden.
From the archives: The bombing of Darwin
Seventy years ago the droning of aircraft could be heard above Darwin.