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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

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A group of swimming sperm

Health

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

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Interior of treatment plant showing piping

Technology

Myth busted: dumped pills aren't main source of drugs in sewage

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Doctors must let patients decide whether to take statins

Health

Doctors must let patients decide whether to take statins

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White killer whales were a legend – now they are everywhere

Life

White killer whales were a legend – now they are everywhere

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Women exercising

Health

Doing exercise may counteract some of alcohol’s deadly effects

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Time Machine

Physics

Fast forward: How we learned to love time travel

Culture

Poo

Health

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

Features

Animal sound symphony tells us new things about our world

Life

Animal sound symphony tells us new things about our world

Culture

Woman holding her pregnant belly

Health

Artificial ovary may boost fertility and postpone the menopause

Making a synthetic home for a woman's egg-producing follicles could improve fertility after chemotherapy and help women with endometriosis conceive

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Health

Bacteria lurking in blood could be culprit in countless diseases

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Earth

Court rules in favour of Queensland mega-mine

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Health

Putting healthcare first can save festival drug users from harm

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Technology

The internet is so vast we need to get theological to grasp it

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