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BSE and vCJD

Pregnancy scan

Health

Babies are more likely to be conceived in autumn but we don’t know why

In the northern hemisphere, babies are most likely to be conceived in winter and least likely to be conceived in spring, according to an analysis of 14,000 women

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Humans

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Culture

Taking Viagra in early labour reduces the need for emergency caesarean

Health

Taking Viagra in early labour reduces the need for emergency caesarean

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Health

Swapping breakfast for brunch on weekends may lead to weight gain

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Culture

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Health

Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy may trigger PTSD and depression

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A group of women

Health

Majority of women who have an abortion don’t regret it five years on

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The global failure to push PrEP is hindering the fight against HIV

Health

The global failure to push PrEP is hindering the fight against HIV

Comment

Metallic hydrogen would be the ultimate fuel - if we can make it

Technology

Metallic hydrogen would be the ultimate fuel - if we can make it

Features

The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

Earth

The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

Wondering what to read, watch and see this year? Here's our cracking cultural calendar of the most interesting non-fiction, films, games, events and sci-fi in 2020

Culture

Life

Monkeys hiding on a plateau in the Amazon turn out to be new species

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Health

How a Ugandan vet saved hundreds of gorillas by treating human disease

Regulars

Technology

Punching holes in solar cells turns them into transparent windows

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Technology

Don't miss: knotty sculptures, deadly diseases and molecular machines

Culture

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