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Wind turbines

Technology

The cost of subsidising UK wind farms has dropped to an all-time low

Results of a UK government auction on Friday show windfarms will be built in 2025 for as little as £39.65 per megawatt hour, a drop of almost a third since 2017

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philosopher giving lecture

Life

Don't miss: the art of science, vanishing cetaceans and edited humans

Culture

A baby born via c-section

Health

C-section babies have a different microbiome - but not for long

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Humpback whales

Life

Whales evolved large brains in the same way that we did

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Women who are pregnant tend to get less sleep

Mind

Boosting circadian rhythms can help relieve perinatal depression

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Chimpanzees and a child

Humans

We may have a basic form of sign language in common with chimpanzees

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game handset

Mind

Am I addicted? The truth behind being hooked on gaming, sex or porn

Features

Ad Astra poster

Space

Don't Miss: Interplanetary paranoia, green buildings and anxious art

Culture

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Environment

Climate change: Is capitalism the problem or the solution?

Culture

Margaret Atwood

Humans

Margaret Atwood's The Testaments' anti-science world is a grim warning

Thirty four years after The Handmaid’s Tale and a hit TV show later, Margaret Atwood’s intriguing sequel, The Testaments, highlights the power of narrative

Culture

Life

Wild mountain gorillas enjoy playing in water just like we do

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Technology

AI facial recognition software now works for wild chimpanzees too

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Life

Don't miss: troubled robots, winning designs and high seas

Culture

Mind

The paradoxes of Zen Buddhism could help us grasp fundamental physics

Culture

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