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energy and fuels

mud ring made by dolphin

Life

Dolphins spotted trapping fish in mud rings in the Caribbean

Some dolphins churn up seafloor mud to form a ring that traps fish – and now we know the technique has been developed independently by dolphins near Belize and near Florida

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How to understand world energy use – in 10 graphs

Environment

How to understand world energy use – in 10 graphs

Features

How the fossil fuel era ends – and four possibilities for what follows

Environment

How the fossil fuel era ends – and four possibilities for what follows

Features

How we can transform our energy system to achieve net-zero emissions

Environment

How we can transform our energy system to achieve net-zero emissions

Features

false killer whale

Technology

Secret underwater messages can be hidden in whale and dolphin chatter

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Blurred picture of dead albino chimp

Life

First known wild chimpanzee with albinism was killed by other chimps

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Puzzle-solving great apes: The shared abilities underpinning language

Video

Puzzle-solving great apes: The shared abilities underpinning language

Video

Insight into early embryos could explain why some pregnancies fail

Health

Insight into early embryos could explain why some pregnancies fail

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Ethereum cryptocurrency creator voices concern over carbon footprint

Technology

Ethereum cryptocurrency creator voices concern over carbon footprint

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Should we start testing drugs and vaccines in people who are pregnant?

Health

Should we start testing drugs and vaccines in people who are pregnant?

New drugs are rarely tested in pregnant people, leaving harmful gaps in our medical knowledge, but the tide of opinion on including them in trials is starting to change

Insight

Environment

How courts and investors are forcing big oil companies to clean up

Analysis

Definition

Fracking

Humans

Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

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Health

Blood test could predict when pregnant women will give birth

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