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Hunting ‘Man the Hunter’

2026-04-28 18:00:00

Painting of prehistoric humans engaged in tool making and archery. Central figure holds a spear surrounded by other figures.

For a century, this theory of human origins has died and returned. To free it from limbo, we must disentangle its many meanings

- by Vivek V Venkataraman

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Africa’s cultural landmarks: Ọṣun-Òṣogbo Sacred Grove, Nigeria

2026-04-27 18:01:00

Photo of two women in traditional attire sitting by a painted sculpture in a lush forest setting.

Deep inside a luscious grove in Nigeria, a community of artists preserves otherworldly monuments to Yorùbá spirituality

- by Aeon Video

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The Black executioner

2026-04-27 18:00:00

Byzantine mosaic of religious scenes with a ship, architectural elements and figures interacting, featuring Latin inscriptions.

Medieval artists depicted bodies as vehicles for politics and hierarchy. Repeated enough, these roles began to appear natural

- by Denva Gallant

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Does reading do us any good?

2026-04-24 18:00:00

Two people on a train, one writing and the other reading, sitting back-to-back on orange seats.

Stripped of easy moralising, literature makes us relish the search for truth in an age when many believe truth to be dead

- by Flora Champy

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Life invisible

2026-04-23 18:01:00

A solitary person photographing a mountain lake under a blue sky with scattered clouds in a rocky desert landscape.

In the Atacama Desert, scientists race to find novel cures for antibiotic-resistant infections, as mining interests encroach

- by Aeon Video

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No nature without fear

2026-04-23 18:00:00

Black and white photo of a man with a bow and arrows sitting on a rocky outcrop overlooking a vast landscape.

Aldo Leopold saw this in the eyes of a dying wolf: when we no longer fear nature, we are on the road to its destruction

- by Shawn Simpson

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