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Summer of science: 10 great books and podcasts for the holidays

Why are squid eyes so big? What is Caesar's novel? Can Alexander von Humboldt go graphic? How do you talk to alien plants? Recharge with �鶹��ý’s picks

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orangutans

Life

Orangutan mothers tell infants where to go by scratching themselves

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Trees demand equal status in a new Paris gallery show

Environment

Trees demand equal status in a new Paris gallery show

Culture

From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

Health

From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

Regulars

self-unfolding device

Technology

A solar panel that unfolds in sunlight could power spacecraft

News

hiv in blood

Health

Have mice really been cured of HIV using CRISPR gene editing?

News

woman and child at Rabai hospital, Kenya

Health

When US pulls overseas abortion funding, abortion rates go up not down

News

The sad tale of the US Navy's surplus military dolphins

Life

The sad tale of the US Navy's surplus military dolphins

Regulars

A person looks at a pregnancy test

Health

IVF success rates peak as only one in four attempts achieve pregnancy

News

Sperm bank. Frozen sperm stored in liquid nitrogen.

Health

Storing sperm in a freezer for a decade hardly affects birth rates

Many countries impose time limits on storing frozen sperm, but a sperm bank study has found this may not be necessary as it has little effect on birth rates

News

Life

Hundreds of orcas hold an annual meeting and now we may know why

News

Life

Death of mother prompts adolescent chimps to look after their siblings

News

Health

The pioneering podcast that's breaking the silence on women's health

Culture

Health

How many steps a day do you really need? Spoiler: It isn't 10,000

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