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energy and fuels

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

Health

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

Despite what you might have heard, your body is not a simple calorie-burning engine you can tweak at will to keep trim and stay healthy. Here are seven metabolic misconceptions you need to know

Features

whales

Life

Whales and dolphins can resist cancer and their DNA reveals why

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Sloy Power Station, Loch Lomond, Scotland

Environment

Using mountains as 'water batteries' could cut UK's nuclear power need

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chimpanzee

Life

Chimpanzees seem to 'speak' in sentences of three or more calls

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Don't Miss: Netflix's Tribes of Europa, a German near-future sci-fi

Humans

Don't Miss: Netflix's Tribes of Europa, a German near-future sci-fi

Culture

vampire bat

Life

Vampire bat adopts orphan baby bat after untimely death of its mother

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orangutan

Life

Orangutans create new ways to communicate with each other in captivity

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A hydrogen fuel revolution is coming – here's why we might not want it

Technology

A hydrogen fuel revolution is coming – here's why we might not want it

Features

Coronavirus vaccine: What should you do if pregnant or breastfeeding?

Health

Coronavirus vaccine: What should you do if pregnant or breastfeeding?

Analysis

Los Angeles

Environment

US cities under-report carbon emissions by 18 per cent on average

A study of greenhouse gas emissions from 48 US cities has found that the vast majority are underestimating their emissions, suggesting the need for a more consistent approach

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Health

African nations lead the world in offering PrEP HIV prevention drug

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Health

Human placentas are full of mutated cells dumped by the embryo

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Video

Dan Hooper: What happened at the big bang?

Video

Health

Low-carb diets seem to involve more calories than low-fat diets

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