Daily briefing: Hunter-gatherers in Europe’s ‘water world’ resisted the switch to farming for millennia

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by Jacob Smith

February 13, 2026

Inhabitants of the Rhine–Meuse river delta stubbornly resisted the population shifts that transformed most of Europe. Plus, a deep dive into the caves of Laos and the progress of clean-energy initiatives. Inhabitants of the Rhine–Meuse river delta stubbornly resisted the population shifts that transformed most of Europe. Plus, a deep dive into the caves of Laos and the progress of clean-energy initiatives.

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Originally published on Nature on 2/13/2026