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diet and exercise

speculum

Health

Gallery of terrifying gynaecological tools from past 200 years

These don't look like the kinds of things you might want inserted in your body – but these instruments have been gynaecological staples for hundreds of years

Regulars

Tourism is four times worse for the climate than we thought

Earth

Tourism is four times worse for the climate than we thought

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A dozen lemurs turn to face the camera

Technology

Monkey face recognition app can help spot endangered primates

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Bonobos barely use their opposable thumbs when climbing trees

Life

Bonobos barely use their opposable thumbs when climbing trees

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forest dead

Earth

The real palm oil problem: it's not just in your food

Insight

Mediterranean diet delays Alzheimer's for three extra years

Health

Mediterranean diet delays Alzheimer's for three extra years

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burger

Life

The fake burger test: Could meat made of plants ever fool you?

Features

A plate of pasta

Health

Women who eat more pasta tend to get menopause earlier

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A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

Earth

A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

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Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea

Earth

Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea

An earthquake that struck South Korea in 2017 was caused by a geothermal energy project that injected water underground – and risk assessments missed it

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Health

Finger-prick test reveals fetus's sex in the first trimester

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Technology

The flexible future of green energy

Octopus--A brighter way

Health

The weekly alcohol limit still carries a risk of early death

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Health

Infections during pregnancy affect a child's brain function

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