The mystery of the type collections Behind the scenes of natural history museums, large rooms house thousands of specimens that are not on display. Some of these specimens have a special status: they have red labels attached to them. These so-called 'type…
Perspiration and an ingenious suspension prepared early humans for the yellow jersey Unparalleled endurance allowed Homo erectus to tire antelopes on the savannah two million years ago. Since then, our prehistoric genetics have been leveraged to compete in the world's toughest bike race. The Tour de…
Perspiration and an ingenious suspension prepared early humans for the yellow jersey Unparalleled endurance allowed Homo erectus to tire antelopes on the savannah two million years ago. Since then, our prehistoric genetics have been leveraged to compete in the world's toughest bike race. The Tour de…
