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whales and dolphins

Plectrocebus parecis monkey

Life

Monkeys hiding on a plateau in the Amazon turn out to be new species

The Parecis plateau is home to a new species of titi monkey with grey, brown and white fur. It was known to local people, but scientists overlooked it for a century

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Adult mountain gorilla

Health

How a Ugandan vet saved hundreds of gorillas by treating human disease

Regulars

transparent solar cell

Technology

Punching holes in solar cells turns them into transparent windows

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Chris Budd

Video

Sea sums: How we're keeping whales safe using maths

Video

Don't miss: knotty sculptures, deadly diseases and molecular machines

Technology

Don't miss: knotty sculptures, deadly diseases and molecular machines

Culture

blue whale

Life

A blue whale's heart beats just twice a minute when it dives for food

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Shot of a young woman suffering from stomach cramps in her bedroom

Health

Some women feel fetal kicks years after they've given birth

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Huge mysterious ape Gigantopithecus was a distant cousin of orangutans

Life

Huge mysterious ape Gigantopithecus was a distant cousin of orangutans

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steel workers

Environment

Tackling emissions from heavy industry is key to fixing climate change

Leader

The Tenth Muse review: A story in which the women count

Humans

The Tenth Muse review: A story in which the women count

In her new historical novel, Catherine Chung celebrates the women who shaped modern mathematics - and wonders why they weren't paid

Culture

Humans

Did apes first walk upright on two legs in Europe, not Africa?

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Health

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

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Life

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

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Technology

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

Culture

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