Archaeology This article is more than 3 years oldTwo million-year-old skull of human cousin found by Australian team in South African caveThis article is more than 3 years oldParanthropus robustus walked the earth at roughly the same time as our direct ancestor Homo erectus A two million-year-old skull from a large-toothed distant human cousin has been unearthed at an Australian-led archaeological dig deep in a South African cave system. The discovery is the earliest known and best-preserved example of the small-brained hominin called Paranthropus robustus, La Trobe University researchers say.

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PhotographyWhen Bill Anders took this photograph from the Apollo spacecraft on Christmas Eve in 1968, our relationship with the world changed forever This photograph is now half a century old. It was taken by the astronaut Bill Anders on Christmas Eve 1968 as the Apollo 8 spacecraft rounded the dark side of the moon for a fourth time. When Earth came up over the horizon, Anders scrabbled for his Hasselblad camera and started clicking.

Music This article is more than 9 years oldMacklemore issues apology following accusations of anti-semitismThis article is more than 9 years old'I wasn’t attempting to mimic any culture,' writes the rapper, who faced critisism after performing while dressed in a prosthetic nose and black wig Macklemore has apologised following accusations of anti-semitism, after performing a concert in fancy dress that was claimed by some to evoke Jewish stereotypes. The singer took the stage wearing a black suit, dark wig, fake beard and a large prosthetic nose, which he has described as a "

The ObserverWomenSocieties around the world have always had a problem with a wife who no longer has a husband. But what does the W word mean in the modern era? There’s a downside to “till death us do part” – it does. For example, 60s model Jan de Souza, co-host of Tramp nightclub with her husband Johnny Gold, died recently: of loneliness, her obituary said. He’d died a year earlier, after 50 years of marriage.