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Now you see them...

India, Oct. 18 -- Native Americans hid in buffalo hides and feathers as they stalked their prey. Irish hunters covered themselves in branches. Thousands of years later, the trick would be used in war.... Read More


Now you see them... now you don't?: The evolution of camouflage

India, Oct. 17 -- Native Americans hid in buffalo hides and feathers as they stalked their prey. Irish hunters covered themselves in branches. As much as 48,000 years ago, a cave painting in Indonesia... Read More


Creak show: Is it sound that makes horror films so scary?

India, Oct. 11 -- There's a science to the sounds that make horror movies so scary. It turns out that the best soundscapes have a certain set of things in common; things that awaken parts of our brain... Read More


Race, gender, war: Check out a slideshow on kisses that changed the world

India, Sept. 19 -- The oldest known reference to a kiss comes via a clay model from Mesopotamia, dated to 1800 BCE. It takes the form of an image of a couple, on a cuneiform clay tablet, in a story ab... Read More


What we do in the shadows

India, Sept. 13 -- Once we'd harnessed fire, there could be revelry after dark. Then, as early cities took shape, the revelry became a commodity, as bars, taverns and gambling dens emerged. The earlie... Read More


Making a scene: Nightlife through the ages

India, Sept. 13 -- Are we facing a "nightlife apocalypse" or will there be a rebound? "I have hopes in Generation Alpha. When they come of age it's likely that they will reject phone culture. They may... Read More


Temple run - Brick edition: Check out Bengal's terracotta treasures

India, Aug. 15 -- Scattered across rural West Bengal are small monuments, mainly temples, mosques and tombs, made of baked earth. They are unusual for a number of reasons. First, they need sustained... Read More


Temple run - Brick edition: Check out Bengal's forgotten terracotta treasures

India, Aug. 15 -- Scattered across rural West Bengal are small monuments, mainly temples, mosques and tombs, made of baked earth. They are unusual for a number of reasons. First, they need sustained... Read More


Down memory lane: A photobook steps inside centuries-old mansions in Goa

India, Aug. 8 -- Wander through Goan homes of a certain vintage, and every corner tells a surprising story, says Ulka Chauhan. In her photobook, The Memory Keepers and Future Seekers, the advertising... Read More


Critical exposure: The turning points

India, July 26 -- There's an uncanny resemblance between the hands drawn in a cave in Indonesia 10,000 years ago (see image at right) and the gesture we use to get our phones to take photos today. We ... Read More