A site in Norfolk, UK, provides the earliest and northernmost evidence of human expansion into Eurasia. Environmental indicators suggest that these early Britons could adapt to a range of climatic conditions.

The discovery that the face-centred cubic form of the fullerene Cs3C60 is a superconductor, just as its body-centred cubic counterpart is, sheds light on the origin of superconductivity in organic materials.

Can small molecules in test tubes form assemblies containing different hydrophobic domains, like those found in cells? Yes, finds a study, suggesting new ways of isolating incompatible compounds in water.