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pregnancy and birth

orangutan

Life

Orangutans create new ways to communicate with each other in captivity

Using new expressions to convey meaning to other group members is a fundamental building block of complex language – and orangutans in captivity can do it

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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

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African nations lead the world in offering PrEP HIV prevention drug

Health

African nations lead the world in offering PrEP HIV prevention drug

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placenta

Health

Human placentas are full of mutated cells dumped by the embryo

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salad

Health

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

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lung cancer cells

Health

Two children with cancer may have acquired tumour cells before birth

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An Orca or Killer Whale (orcinus orca)

Definition

Orcas (Orcinus orca)

Gardnerella vaginalis bacteria

Health

Vaginal bacteria may eat HIV prevention drugs and leave women at risk

Differences in the vaginal microbiome may leave some women at a greater risk of contracting HIV because certain microbes metabolise HIV prevention drugs

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Life

Orca deaths found to be a result of human activity

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Life

Bottlenose dolphins may control their heart rates to avoid the bends

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Environment

China’s 2060 net-zero goal needs large-scale negative emissions tech

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Health

Minimum alcohol pricing could reduce alcohol-linked deaths in Canada

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