Skull of Homo erectus throws story of human evolution into disarray
Anthropologists working in Georgia have unearthed a skull dating from the Pleistocene period, and believe it may indicate that up to half a dozen early species of early human ancestors were in fact Homo erectus. (Guardian)
Jeremy Hunt to highlight plight of 'chronically lonely'
The Health Secretary is to make a speech drawing attention to the 800,000 elderly people living without regular social contact in England, arguing that is a cause for "national shame". (BBC)
Air pollution a leading cause of cancer - UN agency
The World Health Organization's cancer agency has revealed that airborne carcinogens are a leading global killer, responsible for 223,000 lung cancer deaths worldwide in 2010. (Reuters)
English 'too nervous' to celebrate St George's Day
The think tank British Futures believes that there is nervousness around celebrating St George's Day, after a poll found that English people are more likely to know the dates of St Patrick's Day and US Independence Day. (Telegraph)
India digs for treasure on tip from Hindu holy man who says late king appeared in dreams
Archaeologists have begun digging beneath a 19th-century fort in northern India after Hindu swami Shobhan Sarkar told a government minister that he had received a message from the spirit of King Rao Ram Baksh Singh. (Washington Post)
