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drugs and alcohol

People are slaughtering orangutans and wiping them out

Earth

People are slaughtering orangutans and wiping them out

The population of Bornean orangutans fell by almost half in just 16 years, and it was not a sad by-product of deforestation: many apes were killed deliberately

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humpback whale

Life

Drone captures humpback whales catching krill with bubbles

Regulars

A baby being breastfed

Health

Transgender woman is first to be able to breastfeed her baby

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A heart-shaped cake

Humans

Valentine’s Day seems to cause a mini baby-boom 9 months later

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Opioid painkillers are prescribed more in northern England

Health

Opioid painkillers are prescribed more in northern England

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Two men standing in a vape shop, one inspecting products, the other behind the counter exhaling smoke

Health

We need to start taking vaping seriously as a way to save lives

Analysis

The EMA building

Health

Fears of Brexit chaos for medicines agency should worry us all

Comment

Costume Bureau

Life

What is our place in the natural world?

Culture

prosthetics

Life

Life lessons: The tiny neuro-gadgets rebuilding our bodies

Culture

Cotton swab in mouth

Health

I got DNA tested to see if I would pass on diseases to my kids

Many doctors now suggest people consider getting their DNA checked for genetic diseases before starting a family. Alice Klein decided to take the test

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Health

We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

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Health

Pregnant women have to navigate a minefield of painkiller advice

Analysis

Health

Trump's 90-day plan for opioids has failed – here's a better one

Insight

Earth

Renewables now generate more electricity than coal in Europe

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