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BSE and vCJD

Apartment air conditioners in a building in Singapore

Technology

Cooling system could replace air con and drastically cut energy use

A heat-pump-like system that relies on a phenomenon called electrocaloric cooling could heat or chill a room almost twice as efficiently as standard air-conditioning units

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Orca and fishing boats in the Straits of Gibraltar, Europe

Life

Orcas sink another sailboat as a bewildering wave of attacks continues

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Space

Mouse embryos have been grown in space for the first time

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Australia, Northern Territory, Hermannsburg, Solar Power Generating Station in Outback

Environment

How countries can go fossil fuel free with wind and solar superpowers

Features

Hundreds of pro-cannabis demonstrators march in New York City

Society

Legalising marijuana hasn't been the quick fix the US hoped for

Comment

Electrical energy

Technology

Tiny generator uses the motion of molecules to produce electricity

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Health

Huge rise in US overdose deaths from fentanyl mixed with stimulants

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An MRI scan of a section through the chest and heart of someone who had a heart attack showing damage and swelling (yellow, centre)

Health

Cells from discarded placentas may help to treat heart attacks

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Health

Binge drinking hits record high among adults 35 to 50 years old in US

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Umbilical cord blood could be used to predict childhood obesity

Health

Umbilical cord blood could be used to predict childhood obesity

Some patterns of gene expression in umbilical cord blood are associated with childhood obesity, suggesting that these markers could identify newborns at risk of developing the condition

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Environment

Could pumping CO2 under Canada's coast cause earthquakes?

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Health

Gene variant that seems to protect against HIV may lead to new drugs

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Environment

Is geological hydrogen a green solution to our energy needs?

Analysis

Health

Cannabis poisoning cases quadruple in children after legalisation

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