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BSE and vCJD

chimpanzees

Life

Death of mother prompts adolescent chimps to look after their siblings

After their mothers died, adolescent chimps adopted their younger siblings and became upset if they lost sight of them even temporarily

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Indian wall painting about menstruation

Health

The pioneering podcast that's breaking the silence on women's health

Culture

How many steps a day do you really need? Spoiler: It isn't 10,000

Health

How many steps a day do you really need? Spoiler: It isn't 10,000

Features

Two women standing in a doorway

Technology

Experimental sci-fi expertly captures colliding realities

Culture

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Technology

Working hypothesis: From Pokémon Sleep to David Camerson

Insight

Science could learn a lot from Mona Chalabi’s mischievous chart art

Humans

Science could learn a lot from Mona Chalabi’s mischievous chart art

Culture

He Jiankui told scientists of his attempt to edit the CCR5 gene at a summit in 2019

Health

CRISPR babies might live shorter lives due to their gene mutations

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Life

Chimps' ingenuity earns them a treat

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Ocean Outbreak

Earth

The mysterious diseases killing starfish, sea fans and shellfish

Culture

A green monkey

Life

Monkeys use their 'eagle' call to warn each other about drones

Monkeys in Senegal have learned to adapt to drones flying over their habitat. They use a similar call to when they spot an eagle to alert others

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Technology

Rage, tech and Miley Cyrus: What the new Black Mirror will bring

Culture

Life

Chimpanzees eat tortoises after smashing them open on tree trunks

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Life

Chimps that mash potatoes challenge our understanding of tool use

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Health

Contaminated blood scandal: Could some deaths have been prevented?

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