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Babies born prematurely react different to touch

Life

Premature babies’ brains respond differently to gentle touching

Babies born very early miss out on weeks of development in the womb and experience painful procedures. This seems to alter their response to touch

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zebras

Life

How did the zebra get its stripes?

Culture

A poster with Donals Trump as a child in Vladimir Putin's arms with the text

Earth

Scott Pruitt's climate denial may be Putin's real prize

Comment

Blue whale skeleton on display in a museum

Life

The blue whale story: Meet the giant in all its glory

Culture

baby crying

Health

Why overzealous breastfeeding advice can be bad for babies

Analysis

Ebola vaccine promising in chimps but may never be used

Life

Ebola vaccine promising in chimps but may never be used

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Earth

Green thinking in the era of Trump

Culture

True's beaked whale

Life

First-ever underwater video of the elusive True's beaked whale

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Maize in the sun

Life

Brighter sky helped boost US crop yields – but it may not last

News

Power station chimney

Earth

UK’s CO₂ emissions lowest since 19th century as coal use falls

Emissions of the major greenhouse gas fell almost 6 per cent year-on-year in 2016 to the lowest levels seen since 1894

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Earth

Sponge can soak up and release spilled oil hundreds of times

News

Health

Artificial embryo grown in a dish from two types of stem cells

News

Technology

Technoaddicts: turn on, touch in, swipe out

Culture

Earth

Volcanoes: Oxford exhibition gives the fiery inside story

Culture