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A man measures a woman's height

Humans

Humans have been relatively short for thousands of years

Until around 150 years ago, humans were relatively short 鈥� but our recent growth spurt may have more to do with social factors than dietary ones

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Environment

Plastic food packaging gets a bad rap, but does it always deserve it?

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Environment

Methane’s climate impact was just one truth finally accepted at COP26

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a simple knot

Technology

DeepMind AI collaborates with humans on two mathematical breakthroughs

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Detail of a single adult footprint from the trail of fossilised hominin footprints

Humans

Fossil footprints hint at mystery hominin with unusual walking style

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Stegouros elengassen

Life

New species of armoured dinosaur had a tail shaped like a fern frond

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Environment

Methane is much worse than CO2 鈥� here鈥檚 what we should do about it

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flock of horses

Life

Stones smashed by horses can be mistaken for ancient human tools

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Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk, England

Environment

UK refuses to release document showing Net Zero Strategy CO2 savings

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Lake Louise, Canada. Reflection of Mt. Burgess in the first gap in the ice after winter.

Environment

Lakes freezing later in winter leads to less algae in the spring

A unique experiment in a Canadian lake has found that the timing of when ice forms can have a big impact on the organisms that live in it the following year

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Life

Risso鈥檚 dolphins have invented rapid spin-dive technique for hunting

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Life

Extinct New Zealand bird hunted like an eagle and ate like a vulture

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Environment

UK gene-edited food plans must not harm animal welfare, say ethicists

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Health

Can omicron-specific vaccines arrive fast enough to make a difference?

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