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The gas leak at Nord Stream 2

Humans

Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines to Europe suffer mysterious leaks

Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, key gas pipelines between Russia and Europe, have sprung large leaks within hours of each other, sparking fears of deliberate sabotage

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An above view of the front of a container ship moving through deep, blue ocean waters on a sunny day with dry hills in the background on shore. The ship is fully loaded with colourful, truck-sized cargo containers.

Environment

Decarbonising the shipping industry will cost more than $1 trillion

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PD30RR Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), swimming together, underwater view, Tonga, Western, Fiji

Life

Web of blood vessels helps protect whales’ brains while swimming

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Health

Umbilical cord 'milking' cuts brain injury risk for babies born limp

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Environment

We should pursue speculative climate solutions like quantum batteries

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A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Pacific Ocean off the island Rurutu in French Polynesia

Life

Whale songs can spread between groups nearly 8000 kilometres apart

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Life

Deepwater Horizon oil spill linked to changes in dolphin gene activity

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Magic Mushroom Spores

Health

Psilocybin therapy seems to help some people give up drinking alcohol

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A pregnant person receives the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against covid-19 in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania in February 2021

Health

Covid-19 vaccines in pregnancy not linked to miscarriage or stillbirth

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Unlike in other primates, the human voice box has lost small tissue structures called vocal membranes, which may have been involved in the evolution of speech

Humans

Losing parts of our voice box may have helped humans evolve to speak

Unlike people, 43 species of monkeys and apes are known to have so-called vocal membranes, which may prevent them from having precise voice control

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Health

Coronavirus in late pregnancy raises premature birth risk seven-fold

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Physics

Time loops may not be forbidden by physics after all

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Health

Why two-thirds of IVF embryos suddenly stop developing

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Health

Advising alcohol abstinence in pregnancy may do more harm than good

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