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Three chimps

Life

Chimpanzees spotted apparently using insects to treat their wounds

Chimps at Loango National Park in Gabon apply small winged insects to their wounds in an apparent form of self-medication, but it is unclear why

Man walking

Health

Spinal implants let three people who were paralysed walk with support

Glacier in the Fitz Roy Mountain Range, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina.

Environment

Thin glaciers suggest Andes faces ‘peak water’ sooner than thought

W57KD8 Panting happy dog sitting in a beautiful wildflower patch at St Abbs Head Nature Reserve, Scotland on a hot summer's day

Environment

Dog waste may harm nature reserve biodiversity by fertilising the soil

This illustration shows the distant Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein as it might look in the outer Solar System. Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is estimated to be about 1000 times more massive than a typical comet, making it arguably the largest comet discovered in modern times. It has an extremely elongated orbit, journeying inward from the distant Oort Cloud over millions of years. It is the most distant comet to be discovered on its incoming path.

Space

Biggest comet from outer solar system ever seen is 137 kilometres wide

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

HIV viruses infecting T-lymphocytes

Health

鈥榁B鈥� is a new and more infectious variant of HIV 鈥� but it is treatable

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Space

First truly isolated black hole detected in interstellar space

A vendor hods a sign reading "Bitcoin accepted" at a store in San Salvador, on January 26, 2022. - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged El Salvador to withdraw bitcoin as a legal tender, pointing to "great risks associated" with the use of cryptocurrency, a blow to President Nayib Bukele, his enthusiastic promoter. (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS / AFP) (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images)

Technology

El Salvador revamps bitcoin wallet after complaints of theft and fraud

A driver rides hands-free in a Tesla Motors Inc. Model S vehicle equipped with Autopilot hardware and software in New York, U.S. on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. The latest overhaul of the car's operating system, known as Tesla 8.0, biggest change is how Autopilot shifts towards a heavier reliance on its radar than its camera to guide the car through traffic. Photographer: Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Technology

Tesla recalls 50,000 cars that disobey stop signs in self-driving mode

The "rolling stop" feature introduced by Tesla in October meant that cars rolled past stop signs instead of stopping, as many states require by law

River pollution: Tackling England’s “chemical cocktail” waterways

Humans

Japanese and English language folk songs evolved in the same way

Environment

Algal blooms in freshwater lakes are becoming more common worldwide

Health

Covid-19 death figures reveal huge ongoing impact on minority groups