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pregnancy and birth

Pregnant woman

Health

Blood test could predict when pregnant women will give birth

Current due date predictions are made by counting 40 weeks from a woman's last period, but a blood test looking at 45 biomarkers could predict when labour will actually begin

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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

Benefits of microdosing psychedelic drugs may be due to placebo effect

Health

Benefits of microdosing psychedelic drugs may be due to placebo effect

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dolphin and man fishing

Environment

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

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Flooded house

Environment

Climate change is leading to premature births in the Brazilian Amazon

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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

Life

Whales and dolphins can resist cancer and their DNA reveals why

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Life

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

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Humans

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

Culture

Life

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

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