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cannibalism
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We now know who was cannibalised on the doomed Franklin expedition
The Franklin expedition was dramatised in television show The Terror AMC Human remains recovered from the British Royal…
Tiny nematode worms can grow enormous mouths and become cannibals
The enormous mouth of a tiny nematode worm Sara Wighard and Ralf Sommer / Max Planck Institute for…
Ant queens have good reasons for eating their own babies
A black garden ant colony in its nest with a few eggs, pupae, larvae and a large queen…
Is it time for a more subtle view on the ultimate taboo: cannibalism?
IT IS the ultimate taboo: in most societies, the idea of one human eating another is morally repugnant.…
The uncomfortable truth about cannibalism’s role in human history
IN GOUGH’S cave in Cheddar Gorge, south-west England, archaeologists have found the remains of at least six individuals.…
Our human ancestors often ate each other, and for surprising reasons
IN GOUGH’S cave in Cheddar Gorge, south-west England, archaeologists have found the remains of at least six individuals.…