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pregnancy and birth

Baby beluga and parent

Life

How baby beluga whales dive deeper and longer than any others

Arctic sea ice forces baby belugas to hold their breath longer than other young whales. Special muscle adaptations help the babies survive

News

children playing

Life

The paradox of play: Real fun should be terrifying

Culture

wood

Earth

Revealed: The renewable energy scam making global warming worse

Insight

Oil pipeline leak threatens Alabama river rich in unique species

Earth

Oil pipeline leak threatens Alabama river rich in unique species

News

Three snub-nosed monkeys on branch in misty forest

Life

Snub-nosed monkeys are so inbred they may struggle to survive

News

UK approves controversial Hinkley C nuclear power plant

Earth

UK approves controversial Hinkley C nuclear power plant

News

loudhailer

Technology

Cramped, unpleasant and vulgar: is this the internet we planned?

Culture

utopia mock-up

Life

Exhibition seeks to put utopia in its place

Culture

Oil pipeline construction halted after Native American protests

Earth

Oil pipeline construction halted after Native American protests

News

A fetus inside the amniotic sac

Life

Placenta’s alarm clock signals when it’s time for birth to begin

Slowing the timer, or speeding it up, could provide a way to avoid potentially dangerous premature and late births, which cause millions of deaths globally

News

Health

Human sperm grown in a lab for the first time, claims study

News

Life

White killer whales were a legend – now they are everywhere

News

Health

Primate labs give us an edge, says China's brain project chief

Features

Physics

Fast forward: How we learned to love time travel

Culture

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