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  1. Anthropology

    Lice hang ancient date on first clothes

    Genetic analysis puts garment origin at 190,000 years ago.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Colorectal cancer risk linked to stomach bacterium, inflammation

    Stomach infection and high levels of inflammatory proteins are more common in people with colon polyps or disease, two studies show.

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  3. Chemistry

    From movies you’ll love to drugs you’ll take

    A new method picks out promising drug compounds by computer, in much the same way Netflix recommends DVDs to its customers.

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  4. Anthropology

    Hobbit debate goes out on some limbs

    A new analysis of fossil hobbits’ limb bones links them to much earlier hominids, and immediately attracts criticism.