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Human brain scans

Health

Parts of the brain form a circuit that may fuel smoking addiction

Some smokers lose their cravings after experiencing damage to specific parts of the brain, suggesting these areas form a network that somehow fuels the habit

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Health

Genetic errors cause most miscarriages, confirms largest study yet

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An employee looks over a patient's file at the Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, Louisiana, April 19, 2022. - On September 1, 2021, one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country went into effect in the Republican state of Texas, prohibiting all voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) from the time a fetal heartbeat is visible on ultrasound, about four weeks after fertilization. With a population of 30 million, Texas is the second most populous state in the country and this law has driven patients to the rapidly overflowing clinics of other states, forcing them to inexorably delay their abortion due to lack of space. (Photo by Fran??ois Picard / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images)

Health

Changing US abortion laws could dangerously restrict miscarriage care

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A rethink of cause and effect could help when things get complicated

Mathematics

A rethink of cause and effect could help when things get complicated

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Harvest mice (Micromys minutus)

Life

Female mice release banana-scented urine when pregnant to deter males

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A dolphin rubs against medicinal coral

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Dolphins queue up to rub against corals with antibacterial properties

Video

Pregnant Woman Smoking E Cigarette

Health

Vaping may be an effective way to quit smoking during pregnancy

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Group of friends exercising

Health

Just 1 in 20 adults in England exercise their muscles enough

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A stock image of a family meal

Health

Vegetarian children are slightly more likely to be underweight

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Bottlenose dolphins being fed

Life

Dolphins who are hand-fed by tourists are less social than their peers

Tourists can hand-feed some dolphins around the coast of Australia, but dolphins fed this way are less likely to form strong social bonds with their peers

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Life

Vampire bats adapted to drinking blood by shedding several genes

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Health

We can all benefit from taking care of our pelvic floor – here's how

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Environment

How the war in Ukraine will change the way the world uses energy

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Humans

Family tree of extinct apes reveals our early evolutionary history

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