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energy and fuels

A pregnant woman receives treatment in hospital

Health

Babies are dying during childbirth in the UK due to poor care

Three-quarters of babies who die or are brain damaged during childbirth in the UK might have been saved with better medical care, an inquiry has concluded

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Sweden commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2045 with new law

Earth

Sweden commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2045 with new law

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The cytomegalovirus Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV5)

Health

Anxiety drug may prevent common virus that causes birth defects

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Humans

WHO classes HIV drug as an essential medicine

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A fully charged mobile phone in a person's hand

Technology

Wireless charger uses quantum trick to power gadgets on the move

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Nigel Dodds and Arlene Foster, DUP deputy leader and leader

Earth

Five things you need to know about DUP politicians and science

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Fetuses turn to follow face-like shapes while in the womb

Life

Fetuses turn to follow face-like shapes while in the womb

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Technology

The stories we tell have the power to shape our future

Culture

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Health

Don't forget the lessons of deadly lead

Leader

Midgley

Technology

Inventor hero was a one-man environmental disaster

From poisonous cars to the destruction of the ozone layer, Thomas Midgley almost single-handedly invented a global environmental crisis, finds Fred Pearce

Features

Earth

Energy security is possible without nuclear power or fracked gas

Comment

Health

Drinking small amounts while pregnant may affect the baby’s face

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Earth

Festivals 2017: Feel at one with the universe

Culture

Health

Unhealthy vagina microbiome can make HIV drugs less effective

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