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baby being born healthy

Health

Why UK midwives are back-pedalling on natural childbirth

For decades, women have been encouraged to give birth naturally – that means avoiding all medicines and interventions. Now the Royal College of Midwives is changing its position

Analysis

Al Gore

Earth

Al Gore: The return of climate science’s preacher man

Culture

a group of rhesus monkeys

Life

Primate brains react differently to faces of friends and VIPs

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Health

From statistics to surgery to psychology: Our favourite reads

Culture

face

Humans

The enigma of the face in forming first impressions

Culture

face artwork

Health

Chemical controllers: How hormones influence your body and mind

Features

Futuristic city

Space

Science fiction picks: Time for a reality check

Culture

Refuelling hydrogen vehicle

Technology

Nano aluminium offers fuel cells on demand – just add water

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otters

Life

Wild tales of stuffy sharks, intimate otters and unloved horses

Culture

farm gate

Earth

Is our environmental future better than we thought?

Two possible visions of our future are competing for our attention: an Anthropocene desert of homogenised mongrels and a virtual supercontinent teeming with new species

Culture

Technology

The renewables reality: clean energy hasn't risen for 25 years

Insight

Health

IVF babies tend to be lighter than others but end up heavier

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Earth

Quantum gravity detector will use atom clouds to survey for oil

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Health

Signs of Alzheimer’s found in chimpanzees for the first time

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