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whales and dolphins

Artistic reconstruction of Rododelphis stamatiadisi

Life

Fossil hints that orcas don’t have a long history of killing whales

A 1.4-million-year-old fossil relative of killer whales had teeth that suggest it ate small fish rather than large marine mammals

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Keadby 2 gas power station

Environment

Net zero: The UK is building its last big gas power plant

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Health Check newsletter: A U-turn in Caesarean policy

Health

Health Check newsletter: A U-turn in Caesarean policy

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Health

Omega-3 supplements could reduce the number of premature births

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Semi Submersible Oil Rig during Sunrise at Cromarty Firth in Invergordon, Scotland; Shutterstock ID 508922713; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Environment

UK advisers urge tougher climate tests on new oil and gas projects

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An extreme example of facial asymmetry in a female Virunga mountain gorilla cranium (Tayna, individual GP.148), shown as a three-dimensional surface model with texture. This individual was not included in the sample as she was dentally immature at the time of death, but she exhibits an extreme version of the asymmetric pattern documented in this study.

Life

Mountain gorilla inbreeding has distorted their facial features

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Michael Sohn/AP/Shutterstock (12817867a) Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 2' gas pipline are pictured in Lubmin, northern Germany, on Ukraine Nord Stream 2, Lubmin, Germany - 15 Feb 2022

Environment

Germany halts Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia – what's next?

Analysis

Semi Submersible Oil Rig during Sunrise at Cromarty Firth in Invergordon, Scotland; Shutterstock ID 554842060; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Environment

Oil giants accused of greenwashing for failure over energy transition

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Rhesus macaques

Life

Living through a hurricane accelerated the ageing process for monkeys

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Example of detected methane plume over the United States on 2019-09-25 in TROPOMI (ESA) methane measurements

Environment

Satellite images show biggest methane leaks come from Russia and US

Images captured by satellite have been run through an algorithm to automatically detect the biggest plumes of methane streaming from oil and gas facilities worldwide

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Health

‘VB’ is a new and more infectious variant of HIV – but it is treatable

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Health

Chewing gum while pregnant linked to fewer premature births in Malawi

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Health

Cancer drug could one day help cure HIV by waking up dormant viruses

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Environment

Fix the Planet newsletter: The weird and wonderful rivals to batteries

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