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pregnancy and birth

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Health

DNA markers reveal if you shared a womb with twin that didn't survive

Studies suggest that 1 in 8 people shared the womb with a twin who did not survive to term and a cheek swab test could reveal if that is the case for you

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Woman and child wearing colorful pair of woolly socks warming cold feet in front of heating radiator in winter time. Electric or gas heater at home. Part of body, selective focus.

Environment

Blame fossil fuels, not renewables, for the UK's winter energy crisis

Analysis

Human papillomavirus

Health

Having HPV while pregnant linked to increased risk of premature birth

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A mother performs lunges with a child on her chest in a baby carrier

Health

It really is difficult to get fit after giving birth, study reveals

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A Black Howler monkey

Life

Howler monkeys navigate using adaptable mental maps, just like humans

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mud ring made by dolphin

Life

Dolphins spotted trapping fish in mud rings in the Caribbean

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false killer whale

Technology

Secret underwater messages can be hidden in whale and dolphin chatter

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Blurred picture of dead albino chimp

Life

First known wild chimpanzee with albinism was killed by other chimps

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Puzzle-solving great apes: The shared abilities underpinning language

Video

Puzzle-solving great apes: The shared abilities underpinning language

Video

Insight into early embryos could explain why some pregnancies fail

Health

Insight into early embryos could explain why some pregnancies fail

51¶¯Âþs have discovered key molecular events that shape embryonic development in the second week of gestation, a critical stage when many pregnancies are lost

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Health

Should we start testing drugs and vaccines in people who are pregnant?

Insight

Environment

How courts and investors are forcing big oil companies to clean up

Analysis

Definition

Fracking

Humans

Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

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