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Should people with mental health conditions be drugged to stand trial?

Comment

Should people with mental health conditions be drugged to stand trial?

A US trial is bringing the questionable practice of forced medication into the spotlight – but in the UK and elsewhere voices are growing for its use, says Laura Spinney

Comment

Baby apes

Life

Mystery of why humans walk upright may be explained by surprise fossil

News

Wind turbines

Technology

The cost of subsidising UK wind farms has dropped to an all-time low

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Life

Don't miss: the art of science, vanishing cetaceans and edited humans

Culture

How aspirin became a wonder drug against heart disease and cancer

Health

How aspirin became a wonder drug against heart disease and cancer

Regulars

A baby born via c-section

Health

C-section babies have a different microbiome - but not for long

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Humpback whales

Life

Whales evolved large brains in the same way that we did

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Women who are pregnant tend to get less sleep

Mind

Boosting circadian rhythms can help relieve perinatal depression

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Chimpanzees and a child

Humans

We may have a basic form of sign language in common with chimpanzees

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game handset

Mind

Am I addicted? The truth behind being hooked on gaming, sex or porn

Urges to play video games, watch pornography or have sex are now spoken of as addictions. Is the science rigorous, or are we just helping people excuse their behaviour?

Features

Humans

Margaret Atwood's The Testaments' anti-science world is a grim warning

Culture

Life

Wild mountain gorillas enjoy playing in water just like we do

News

Health

Drug cocktail seems to reverse biological signs of ageing in people

News

Technology

AI facial recognition software now works for wild chimpanzees too

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