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Human papillomavirus

Health

Having HPV while pregnant linked to increased risk of premature birth

A study of 900 pregnant women has found that those infected with human papillomavirus were almost four times more likely to give birth prematurely

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Ariel view of Whitehaven, England

Environment

Will plans for new UK coal mine scupper net-zero ambitions at COP26?

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A mother performs lunges with a child on her chest in a baby carrier

Health

It really is difficult to get fit after giving birth, study reveals

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Susan Montoya Bryan/AP/Shutterstock (10714089d) Cube of uranium is displayed, at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, N.M. The

Physics

Investigation of Nazi uranium could help stop modern nuclear smuggling

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Environmentalist Jonathon Porritt’s big idea to slow global warming

Environment

Environmentalist Jonathon Porritt’s big idea to slow global warming

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Solar panels in space

Space

Solar panels in space could help power the UK by 2039, claims report

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This artist?s rendering shows a NIF target pellet inside a hohlraum capsule with laser beams entering through openings on either end. The beams compress and heat the target to the necessary conditions for nuclear fusion to occur. Ignition experiments on NIF are the result of more than 50 years of inertial confinement fusion research and development, opening the door to exploration of previously inaccessible physical regimes

Physics

Huge lasers make conditions at the cusp of ignition for nuclear fusion

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Environment

UK plan to boost hydrogen production relies on fossil fuels

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A Black Howler monkey

Life

Howler monkeys navigate using adaptable mental maps, just like humans

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mud ring made by dolphin

Life

Dolphins spotted trapping fish in mud rings in the Caribbean

Some dolphins churn up seafloor mud to form a ring that traps fish – and now we know the technique has been developed independently by dolphins near Belize and near Florida

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Environment

How to understand world energy use – in 10 graphs

Features

Environment

How the fossil fuel era ends – and four possibilities for what follows

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Environment

How we can transform our energy system to achieve net-zero emissions

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Technology

Secret underwater messages can be hidden in whale and dolphin chatter

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