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K4EW53 bearded man in a suit in the city vaping

Health

Vaping probably isn’t a gateway to smoking

Trends in cigarette and e-cigarette use among 16 to 24-year-olds in England suggest that vaping doesn’t encourage more young people to start smoking

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A coloured scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria on bladder cells in a urine sample from a patient with a urinary tract infection

Health

Recurring UTIs may be prevented with an antiseptic drug

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A worker walks under pipework in the yard at the Comprehensive Gas Treatment Unit No.3 of the Gazprom PJSC Chayandinskoye oil, gas and condensate field, a resource base for the Power of Siberia gas pipeline, in the Lensk district of the Sakha Republic, Russia, on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Amid record daily swings of as much as 40% in European gas prices, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a calculated intervention to cool the market last week by saying Gazprom can boost supplies to help ease shortages. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Environment

EU lays out plan to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds in 2022

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Artistic reconstruction of Rododelphis stamatiadisi

Life

Fossil hints that orcas don’t have a long history of killing whales

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Keadby 2 gas power station

Environment

Net zero: The UK is building its last big gas power plant

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Health Check newsletter: A U-turn in Caesarean policy

Health

Health Check newsletter: A U-turn in Caesarean policy

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Health

Omega-3 supplements could reduce the number of premature births

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Environment

UK advisers urge tougher climate tests on new oil and gas projects

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An extreme example of facial asymmetry in a female Virunga mountain gorilla cranium (Tayna, individual GP.148), shown as a three-dimensional surface model with texture. This individual was not included in the sample as she was dentally immature at the time of death, but she exhibits an extreme version of the asymmetric pattern documented in this study.

Life

Mountain gorilla inbreeding has distorted their facial features

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Michael Sohn/AP/Shutterstock (12817867a) Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 2' gas pipline are pictured in Lubmin, northern Germany, on Ukraine Nord Stream 2, Lubmin, Germany - 15 Feb 2022

Environment

Germany halts Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia – what's next?

After Russia’s recognition of separatist regions in Ukraine, Germany paused the certification of a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea. What does that mean for gas prices and climate targets?

Analysis

Environment

Oil giants accused of greenwashing for failure over energy transition

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Life

Living through a hurricane accelerated the ageing process for monkeys

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Environment

Satellite images show biggest methane leaks come from Russia and US

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Health

‘VB’ is a new and more infectious variant of HIV – but it is treatable

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