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Three long-finned pilot whales underwater. They look mid-size, for a whale, and have stubby noses. Their fins do look quite long, and curvy

Life

Whale algorithm could unlock secrets of their many dialects

Could we speak whale one day? A whale song algorithm can pick up their different dialects and could help work out how they communicate with one another

News

Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

Life

Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

News

Chimp grooming

Life

Bromance helps stressed out warring chimps keep their cool

News

A newborn baby wrapped in blue hospital drapes and held in a person's arms, lying down

Health

Push for natural birth a dangerous flaw in UK maternity review

Comment

Life

Bonobos know when others are being treated unfairly – and react

News

reality

Space

Beyond experiment: Why the scientific method may be old hat

Features

Elements

Humans

The maddeningly magical maths of John Dee

CultureLab

John Grisham

Health

Tumor is the most important book I've ever written

Opinion

language

Life

Why Only Us: The language paradox

CultureLab

IVF

Health

Multiple births, not heart disease, is biggest IVF health risk

“IVF children born face a potential health time bomb”, screamed the papers last week. Although the claims can’t be dismissed entirely, there is no reason for panic

News

Life

Cheats and Deceits: The story of how to stay alive

CultureLab

Health

Premature birth: How its effects can stay with you for life

Features

Life

Effects of being born prematurely shouldn't have to last forever

Leader

Earth

Test-driving the hydrogen car that makes a little go a long way

News