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Why midlife is the perfect time to take control of your future health

Health

Why midlife is the perfect time to take control of your future health

The lifestyle choices you make in middle age play a particularly important role in how your brain ages

Features

breastfeeding an infant

Health

A long-standing mystery about breastfeeding may have been solved

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A pygmy blue whale calf drinking its mother's milk

Life

Blue whale mother caught feeding her calf on video for first time ever

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Life

Sick chimpanzees seek out range of plants with medicinal properties

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Environment

Shipping companies are testing biofuel made from cashew nut shells

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Life

Tiny great ape fossils identified as new species from Europe

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Technology

Dutch police trial AI-powered robot dog to safely inspect drug labs

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Humans

Did humans evolve to chase down prey over long distances?

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Health

Extreme exercise may help you live longer without stressing your heart

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Life

Sperm whale clicks could be the closest thing to a human language yet

An analysis of thousands of exchanges between sperm whales suggests they combine short click patterns into longer sequences that could convey a wide range of meanings

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Life

Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with medicinal plant

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Physics

Nuclear fusion experiment overcomes two key operating hurdles

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Chemistry

Drug residue can be detected in fingerprints left at crime scenes

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Health

Cocaine seems to hijack brain pathways that prioritise food and water

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