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What is fracking? (Oil pumps in Bakken Oil Field)

Definition

Fracking

A controversial method for extracting oil and gas by splitting up shale rocks
hominins

Humans

Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

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Pregnant woman

Health

Blood test could predict when pregnant women will give birth

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Pregnant woman

Health

Multiple negative events before birth could lead to poor mental health

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Janis Carter and Lucy

Life

Lucy, the Human Chimp review: The ape that was raised like a human

Culture

putty-nosed monkey

Life

Female monkeys call to males when they see a predator approaching

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A hydrogen fuel cell tram on a city street

Definition

Hydrogen fuel

Greta Thunberg views a coal mine in Bełchatów, Poland

Environment

Greta Thunberg's amazing year meeting the world's climate scientists

Culture

Cannabis plant

Environment

Colorado's legal cannabis farms emit more carbon than its coal mines

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Benefits of microdosing psychedelic drugs may be due to placebo effect

Health

Benefits of microdosing psychedelic drugs may be due to placebo effect

Some people find that taking small doses of psychedelic drugs can sharpen awareness or improve their mood, but these benefits may happen simply because people believe they will

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Environment

Dolphins that help humans catch fish are being disturbed by ship noise

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Environment

Climate change is leading to premature births in the Brazilian Amazon

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Definition

The placebo effect

Health

Metabolism myths: 7 things we get wrong about diet and exercise

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