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  • Did our ancestors turn to cannibalism out of convenience? A new study suggests that there was more involved to this practice than satisfying hunger pangs
    Science
    Cannibalism in ancient humans could be more than a question of taste
    Why did ancient man eat his own kind? Well, it wasn’t so much because prehistoric human flesh was tasty or they wanted to fill their bellies, suggests a new study. If anything, ancient humans were probably quite difficult to catch and kill, and not nearly as satisfying as a mammoth steak.​
  • The Waste House constructed a the University Of Brighton employs waste materials sourced from domestic and construction sites (Photo: BBM)
    Architecture
    One man's garbage is another man's ... house?
    Can garbage be used as an eco-material to construct a house? Such is the intriguing premise behind the recently-completed Waste House project, which is believed by those involved to be the first permanent British building built almost solely from waste and recycled materials.