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whales and dolphins

Hunting facts in the classic tale Moby-Dick makes for a strange voyage

Life

Hunting facts in the classic tale Moby-Dick makes for a strange voyage

New book Ahab's Rolling Sea highlights our destructiveness as it teases fact from fiction in Moby-Dick, the obsessive hunt for a great white whale

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

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A baby born via c-section

Health

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

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Humpback whales

Life

Whales evolved large brains in the same way that we did

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Women who are pregnant tend to get less sleep

Mind

Boosting circadian rhythms can help relieve perinatal depression

The activity of circadian genes appears to be altered in women with perinatal depression. Using light to reset the body clock may improve symptoms

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Life

Early whales swam doggy paddle across the ocean from India to Africa

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Humans

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

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Mind

Am I addicted? The truth behind being hooked on gaming, sex or porn

Features

Humans

Margaret Atwood's The Testaments' anti-science world is a grim warning

Culture

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