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A group of Bonobos

Life

Male masturbation in primates evolved to cut chance of catching STIs

Masturbation in male primates seems to have evolved to boost reproductive success and cut the chance of getting a sexually transmitted infection, but the picture isn’t so clear for females

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Earth

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

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Health

Junk food diet may disrupt sleep by altering brain activity

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How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer

Health

How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer

Features

A pregnant woman walking in Hong Kong in March 2020

Health

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

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Man running on a hill

Health

‘Shin splints’ may not be caused by running up and down hills

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PRJWHE Nutrition facts label on box of crackers - USA

Health

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

Features

Environment

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

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Health

Calorie boost may explain why adults evolved ability to digest milk

Why some people evolved the ability to digest milk in adulthood hasn't been clear, but the extra calories that young children got may have been key

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Health

Brain surgery before birth fixes abnormal blood vessel in fetus

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Health

How ultra-processed food harms your health and how to fix the problem

Features

Life

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

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Health

Why expanding access to Narcan in the US won’t solve the opioid crisis

Analysis

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