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Orcas

Life

Orcas are spreading further into the Arctic Ocean as sea ice melts

Orcas – also known as killer whales – used to be unusual visitors to the Arctic Ocean off Alaska, but they are becoming more common there, which might be bad news for local ecosystems

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Risso's dolphin

Life

Risso’s dolphins have invented rapid spin-dive technique for hunting

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Uranium, a chemical element with a U symbol and an atomic mass equal to 238 u, has an atomic number 92

Technology

Material inspired by blood vessels can extract uranium from seawater

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Technology

Even Greater Mistakes review: Short sci-fi stories without the sexism

Culture

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Mind

What intoxicated animals can teach us about our vices

Culture

2AKEMKH Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.

Life

The Amazon's pink river dolphin population is in free fall

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COP26: New alliance commits to ending oil and gas extraction

Environment

COP26: New alliance commits to ending oil and gas extraction

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Cosmogramma review: An eclectic mix of sci-fi and cosmic horror tales

Space

Cosmogramma review: An eclectic mix of sci-fi and cosmic horror tales

Culture

Sticky review: Everything you could ever want to know about surfaces

Sticky review: Everything you could ever want to know about surfaces

Culture

HIV-infected T-cell

Health

Two people suppressed HIV for years while pausing medication

A growing number of cases show that some people with HIV can avoid becoming ill even while pausing their medication, as virus levels in their blood remain low

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From the Neck Up review: Dark, weird and totally captivating

Culture

Health

Quick saliva test can reveal cannabis use over the past 12 hours

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Health

Women are less likely to get pregnant for two years after a concussion

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Humans

Eating to Extinction review: Are our bland diets bad for the world?

Culture

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