
The Odyssey is haunted by the mysterious ‘Sea Peoples’ – but who were they, really?
The Sea Peoples are widely blamed for the collapse of the interconnected world of the Bronze Age. But what’s the evidence say?
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The Sea Peoples are widely blamed for the collapse of the interconnected world of the Bronze Age. But what’s the evidence say?

It can help to take stock at the end of a school holiday period and think about what went well, what didn’t work so well, and what was an unmitigated disaster.

Spain is a complete team, coached by a manager at the peak of his powers. Argentina is also a great team – but a different type of great team.

A handful of tiny fossil jaws fill a missing chapter in the evolutionary history of Australia’s most successful marsupial predators.

Setting clear expectations about availability, both at work and at home, is essential for couples negotiating professional careers and hybrid work.

Biological samples and data from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been misused in the past. So how would we make a new screening program safer?

Two overturned World Cup goals, in Argentina-Egypt and Norway-England, show that replay can reveal a foul, but only a referee can decide how far back the review should go.

When you breathe in wildfire smoke, harmful particles can travel deep into your body.

Smoking isn’t back. New data show Australia’s tobacco control laws are working.

The reality is there is no military pathway to opening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump may attempt to find one anyway.

For one thing, there’d be a much higher rate of brain cancers in the decades since mobile phones were widely adopted.

In extreme heat, the tour can provide extra shade, hydration during racing and even alter or cancel a stage. But is this enough?