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monkey using stone tool

Life

Some monkeys reuse their stone tools but others just chuck them away

The monkeys on one Asian island reuse their stone tools many times – but on an island just 9 km away, the monkeys throw their tools away after a few uses

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Moving to Mars – this show will help you become a real Martian

Technology

Moving to Mars – this show will help you become a real Martian

Culture

Humpback whales use their flippers to swat salmon into their mouths

Environment

Humpback whales use their flippers to swat salmon into their mouths

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Extinction Rebellion protests should be embraced, not banned

Environment

Extinction Rebellion protests should be embraced, not banned

Comment

High levels of air pollution seem to be linked to early miscarriages

Health

High levels of air pollution seem to be linked to early miscarriages

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A wind turbine farm off the coast of Yorkshire, UK

Technology

Renewables overtook fossil fuels in UK electricity mix for first time

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Baby apes

Life

Mystery of why humans walk upright may be explained by surprise fossil

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Wind turbines

Technology

The cost of subsidising UK wind farms has dropped to an all-time low

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A baby born via c-section

Health

C-section babies have a different microbiome - but not for long

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Humpback whales

Life

Whales evolved large brains in the same way that we did

Whales and dolphins evolved large brains in the same way as primates and having a broad diet may have been the trigger

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Mind

Boosting circadian rhythms can help relieve perinatal depression

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Humans

We may have a basic form of sign language in common with chimpanzees

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Mind

Am I addicted? The truth behind being hooked on gaming, sex or porn

Features

Humans

Margaret Atwood's The Testaments' anti-science world is a grim warning

Culture

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