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whales and dolphins

humpback whale

Life

We can tell where a whale has travelled from the themes in its song

Humpback whales pick up songs from one another along their migratory routes, which means we can tell which places they’ve visited just by listening to them

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Don’t go bananas: Should we be cutting down on the fruit we eat?

Health

Don’t go bananas: Should we be cutting down on the fruit we eat?

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Military jet

Physics

Military-grade jet fuel made cheaply from plant waste instead of coal

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IVF

Technology

IVF add-ons are a waste of money – fertility clinics should ban them

Comment

folic acid supplements

Health

Folic acid seems to be essential for fathers-to-be as well as mothers

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Macaques eating rice

Life

Macaques really can use logical reasoning to solve puzzles

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Mico munduruku

Life

New monkey species found in Amazon area threatened by deforestation

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Two heads with some dots between them

Technology

AI passes theory of mind test by imagining itself in another's shoes

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Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

Woman reading book

Summer of science: 10 great books and podcasts for the holidays

Why are squid eyes so big? What is Caesar's novel? Can Alexander von Humboldt go graphic? How do you talk to alien plants? Recharge with 51¶¯Âþ’s picks

Culture

Life

Orangutan mothers tell infants where to go by scratching themselves

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Environment

Trees demand equal status in a new Paris gallery show

Culture

Environment

Whale mothers and calves whisper to avoid attracting predators

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Health

From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

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