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Earth

Weird creatures are spreading polluting plastic through the sea

Plastic particles sink to the seabed after being eaten and excreted by animals called larvaceans, which could be why we see less floating plastic than expected

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Life

Banking a baby's cord blood may save their life. Is it worth it?

Insight

I paid £2000 to bank my son’s cord blood, but couldn’t use it

Life

I paid £2000 to bank my son’s cord blood, but couldn’t use it

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Life

Fish eat bits of plastic because they think they smell good

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Goldfish go months without oxygen by making alcohol inside cells

Life

Goldfish go months without oxygen by making alcohol inside cells

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Fighting to breathe in the face of Canada’s wildfire emergency

Earth

Fighting to breathe in the face of Canada’s wildfire emergency

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Life

Primate brains react differently to faces of friends and VIPs

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Turtle-headed sea snake

Earth

Sea snakes are turning black in response to industrial pollution

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CRISPR-edited embryos

Health

This is why the first CRISPR baby won't be born in the US

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Life

'Three parent' technique must not be marketed in US, says FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration has asked John Zhang, who pioneered a technique to prevent mitochondrial disease, to stop performing the procedure

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Humans

The enigma of the face in forming first impressions

Culture

Health

Chemical controllers: How hormones influence your body and mind

Features

Life

Penguin tail feathers reveal secrets of where they swim for food

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Humans

Memo to all tech bros: Sexism, not biology, holds women back

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