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Technology

Heating water with computer servers could save UK homes £150 a year

Data centres often waste the heat generated by servers, but UK firm Heata intends to bring servers into people's homes where the waste energy can be used to heat up people's hot water for showers

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The newly discovered Moai statue found on Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island

Humans

Moai statue discovered in a dried-up lake on Easter Island

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Should you have children? The true costs and benefits of parenthood

Society

Should you have children? The true costs and benefits of parenthood

Features

HIV (green) infecting an immune cell

Health

Third person 'cured' of HIV after receiving stem cell cancer treatment

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Sperm view under microscope, spermatozoa background, vector illustration eps10

Health

Male birth control drug is 100 per cent effective in mice

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Plate, ca. 1885 from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Open Access collection

Video

Can AI curate art better than a human?

Video

The tiny hand of a preterm baby

Health

Preterm babies have a similar BMI at adolescence to peers born at term

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A dolphin swims in New York's East River, March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E93E089M01

Life

Dolphins spotted swimming in New York City’s Bronx River

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An unrecognisable mature pregnant woman lies on a hospital delivery bed as she has fetal monitoring. Cardiotocography is usually called a 'CTG' by medical staff. It can be used to monitor a baby's heart rate and a mother's contractions during pregnancy

Health

Vaginal swabs could be used to predict likelihood of preterm births

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Genetics may influence the risk of pre-eclampsia or high blood pressure in pregnancy

Health

Pre-eclampsia and hypertension in pregnancy linked to 19 gene variants

Why blood pressure rises during some pregnancies is unclear. Better understanding the genetic links could lead to risk scores that gauge an individual's risk of developing some pregnancy complications

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Health

Low-carb diet reduces seizures for people with drug-resistant epilepsy

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Humans

Mysterious symbols in cave paintings may be earliest form of writing

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Health

Science needs to work with the arts to reach all who could benefit

Comment

Health

Synthetic reproductive cells will help us understand fertility in 2023

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