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Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

Based on the shapes of their pelvises, extinct hominins like Australopithecus had a hard time giving birth, suggesting mothers in labour needed assistance from their peers

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Pregnant woman

Health

Blood test could predict when pregnant women will give birth

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Pregnant woman

Health

Multiple negative events before birth could lead to poor mental health

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Chinese solar panels

Environment

China must act fast to avoid breaching the world's 1.5°C climate goal

Analysis

Janis Carter and Lucy

Life

Lucy, the Human Chimp review: The ape that was raised like a human

Culture

Limiting fossil fuel use isn’t enough – we must stop extraction too

Environment

Limiting fossil fuel use isn’t enough – we must stop extraction too

Insight

Superconductivity

Definition

Superconductivity

putty-nosed monkey

Life

Female monkeys call to males when they see a predator approaching

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A hydrogen fuel cell tram on a city street

Definition

Hydrogen fuel

Greta Thunberg views a coal mine in Bełchatów, Poland

Environment

Greta Thunberg's amazing year meeting the world's climate scientists

Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World, a three-part BBC series, follows the teenage climate change activist as she embarks on a year off school to learn from the world’s top environmental scientists and economists

Culture

Technology

The US Navy has a mechanical battery that could power laser weapons

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Environment

Wooden floors rotted by fungi generate electricity when walked on

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Technology

Green energy app lets your car charge when electricity is cheapest

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Health

Benefits of microdosing psychedelic drugs may be due to placebo effect

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