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Eating at night could boost your muscles and help you run for longer

A study in mice has shown that eating during what would normally be a resting period helps build muscle fibres needed for endurance running, though this has yet to be confirmed in humans

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How new fetal therapies are treating genetic conditions in the womb

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Love + Science review: Reflecting on the rise of HIV

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Love + Science review: Reflecting on the rise of HIV

Culture

Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

Life

Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

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Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts their development

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A brown plaque formed in a human brain produced by the virus-like prion that causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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Experimental treatment could work against prion diseases like CJD

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A group of Bonobos

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Male masturbation in primates evolved to cut chance of catching STIs

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Earth

Why is China drilling a hole more than 10,000 metres deep?

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A pregnant woman walking in Hong Kong in March 2020

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Does covid-19 affect pregnancies and do the vaccines reduce any risks?

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Life

Wild African primates have flame retardants in their faeces

Four primate species in Uganda have been found to have 97 chemical pollutants in their faeces, which are associated with hormonal changes that can disrupt development and reproduction

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The weird truth about calories and why food labels get them so wrong

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Environment

14,000 oil and gas wells remain unplugged in the Gulf of Mexico

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Brain surgery before birth fixes abnormal blood vessel in fetus

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Life

Nematode worms get the ‘munchies’ after having cannabis-like substance

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