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Boston - March 6: People hold a banner reading Stand with Ukraine! Stop buying Russian oil as they take part in a Peace March for Ukraine from Copley Square to Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common in Boston on March 6, 2022. The protests marked the second straight Sunday people have marched through Boston, as Russias invasion of its neighbor entered its 11th day. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Environment

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

With Russian oil and gas politically toxic, Western nations are scrambling for replacement sources of energy. The immediate future will be difficult, but the crisis could accelerate the transition to clean energy

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Humans

Family tree of extinct apes reveals our early evolutionary history

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Mother Care. Unrecognizable mom holding newborn baby on her laps

Health

RSV vaccine in pregnancy lowers antibiotic use in babies

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Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Physics

Chernobyl power cut sparks fears of potential for radiation leaks

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A worker walks under pipework in the yard at the Comprehensive Gas Treatment Unit No.3 of the Gazprom PJSC Chayandinskoye oil, gas and condensate field, a resource base for the Power of Siberia gas pipeline, in the Lensk district of the Sakha Republic, Russia, on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Amid record daily swings of as much as 40% in European gas prices, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a calculated intervention to cool the market last week by saying Gazprom can boost supplies to help ease shortages. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Environment

EU lays out plan to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds in 2022

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Artistic reconstruction of Rododelphis stamatiadisi

Life

Fossil hints that orcas don’t have a long history of killing whales

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Keadby 2 gas power station

Environment

Net zero: The UK is building its last big gas power plant

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Physics

Will Russia's attack on a Ukrainian nuclear plant cause a meltdown?

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Health Check newsletter: A U-turn in Caesarean policy

Health

Health Check newsletter: A U-turn in Caesarean policy

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by EyePress News/Shutterstock (12818720l) File image of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction. Germany is halting the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline in light of Russia's incursion into Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday Feb 22, 2022. The undersea pipeline, meant to ferry natural gas directly from Russia to northern Germany, is owned by a subsidiary of Russia's state-owned Gazprom. Berlin has previously been reluctant to impose sanctions that would affect Nord Stream 2. But at a press conference Tuesday, Scholz said that the situation today is fundamentally different and therefore, in light of recent events, we must also reassess this situation ... also with regard to Nord Stream 2. Shortly after, the economy ministry announced it was halting the certification process Germany shelves Nord Stream 2 Pipeline - 22 Feb 2022

Technology

Europe rethinks its energy strategy after Russia's attack on Ukraine

About 40 per cent of Europe’s gas comes from Russia, but the European Union is expected to release a new energy strategy to reduce its reliance on Russian imports

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Health

Omega-3 supplements could reduce the number of premature births

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Environment

Cost of new UK underground nuclear waste facility jumps to £53 billion

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Environment

UK advisers urge tougher climate tests on new oil and gas projects

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Life

Mountain gorilla inbreeding has distorted their facial features

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