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The 1884 Cannibalism-at-Sea Case That Still Has Harvard Talking

The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens changed the course of legal history. Here’s why it’s been fodder for countless classroom debates.

An animal’s journey from grief to love shows how much humans need each other, too.

Telling Humanity’s Story through DNA

Geneticist David Reich rewrites the ancient human past.

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