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oil and gas

Fracking well

Environment

UK government rings death knell for the fracking industry

The sharp reversal of support ends nearly a decade of protests, court cases and minor earthquakes without any energy being produced

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Pregnant woman and man in bed

Health

Sorry, having sex won't start labour – but rubbing your nipples might

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monkey using stone tool

Life

Some monkeys reuse their stone tools but others just chuck them away

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Moving to Mars – this show will help you become a real Martian

Technology

Moving to Mars – this show will help you become a real Martian

Culture

Humpback whales use their flippers to swat salmon into their mouths

Environment

Humpback whales use their flippers to swat salmon into their mouths

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Extinction Rebellion protests should be embraced, not banned

Environment

Extinction Rebellion protests should be embraced, not banned

Comment

High levels of air pollution seem to be linked to early miscarriages

Health

High levels of air pollution seem to be linked to early miscarriages

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A wind turbine farm off the coast of Yorkshire, UK

Technology

Renewables overtook fossil fuels in UK electricity mix for first time

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Baby apes

Life

Mystery of why humans walk upright may be explained by surprise fossil

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Wind turbines

Technology

The cost of subsidising UK wind farms has dropped to an all-time low

Results of a UK government auction on Friday show windfarms will be built in 2025 for as little as £39.65 per megawatt hour, a drop of almost a third since 2017

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Health

C-section babies have a different microbiome - but not for long

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Life

Whales evolved large brains in the same way that we did

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Mind

Boosting circadian rhythms can help relieve perinatal depression

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Humans

We may have a basic form of sign language in common with chimpanzees

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