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EPISODE · Mar 30, 2026 · 55 MIN

Dogs were human's best friends back in the last ice age

from The Radio National Hour · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Israel has announced an expansion of its invasion of Lebanon, declaring it will launch a Gaza style blitz in the country's south to create a buffer zone from the Israeli border to the Litani river. With the US becoming further entrenched in the war with Iran and the price of oil continuing to climb, China looks like it could emerge the winner from this global crisis, having spent billions on home grown green tech and renewables. And a new study of ancient DNA has confirmed that humans and dogs were best friends thousands of years earlier than suspected, roaming around together in the last ice age. 

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Israel has announced an expansion of its invasion of Lebanon, declaring it will launch a Gaza style blitz in the country's south to create a buffer zone from the Israeli border to the Litani river.  With the US becoming further entrenched in the war with Iran and the price of oil continuing to climb, China looks like it could emerge the winner from this global crisis, having spent billions on home grown green tech and renewables.  And a new study of ancient DNA has confirmed that humans and dogs were best friends thousands of years earlier than suspected, roaming around together in the last ice age.

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