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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on May 03, 2022 in Washington, DC. In a leaked initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico and authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey should be overturned, which would end federal protection of abortion rights across the country. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Roe v Wade overturned: What that means for safe abortion in the US

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (12930620ac) A pro-choice protester disperses after a protest for Roe v Wade, in Detroit, Michigan. Pro-choice activists march through the streets of downtown Detroit, Michigan to protest a leaked document that showed that the U.S Supreme Court was prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade. Roe v Wade protest in Detroit, US - 07 May 2022

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Overturning Roe v Wade would be a disaster for public health

Health

Fascia: The long-overlooked tissue that shapes your health

Physics

Have we been measuring the expansion of the universe wrong all along?

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The grand plan to create a periodic table of all animal intelligence

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (12930620ac) A pro-choice protester disperses after a protest for Roe v Wade, in Detroit, Michigan. Pro-choice activists march through the streets of downtown Detroit, Michigan to protest a leaked document that showed that the U.S Supreme Court was prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade. Roe v Wade protest in Detroit, US - 07 May 2022

Health

Overturning Roe v Wade would be a disaster for public health

Ending abortion protections in the US could start the unravelling of many hard-won rights 鈥� with dire consequences for health and equality

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Recent deforestation in the municipality of Apui, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas

Environment

Amazon deforestation in April was the worst in modern records

The area cleared almost doubled year-on-year, from 579 square kilometres in April 2021 to 1012 square kilometres last month

Environment

We have 48% chance of breaching 1.5掳C target by 2026, says Met Office

Environment

India’s extreme heatwaves show the need to adapt to a warming world

Health

How quickly can you catch covid-19 again if you have already had it?

Health

Man who received pig heart transplant has died after pig virus found

Physics

快猫短视频s made a laser beam shaped like a photorealistic cat

Life

Jackals seen stealing kills from lynx as they expand range in Europe

Technology

Virtual 鈥榓nswering machine鈥� records the real world while you are in VR

Humans

Privileged people misjudge effects of pro-equality policies on them

Life

Hungry worms will risk being hurt if it helps them reach a meal

Health

Brain cells that are linked to Parkinson鈥檚 disease finally identified

Environment

Toxic foam from polluted rivers causes health problems in Colombia

Life

Vaquitas could breed their way back from the brink of extinction

Mind

Simple webcam test could show whether you lack a mind’s eye

Environment

These are the five most extreme heatwaves since records began

Health

Vaccine may protect against the virus behind multiple sclerosis

Environment

Swapping fifth of meat for microbial protein could halve deforestation

Earth

Vast reservoir of water discovered under the ice in Antarctica

Space

Chinese rover finds lunar soil could make oxygen and fuel on the moon

Health

A single genetic mutation made humans more susceptible to cancer

Analysis

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Technology

Will bitcoin succeed in the Central African Republic? Probably not

The Central African Republic has become the second country to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender, but experiences in El Salvador, the first nation to do so, point to a gloomy outlook

Health

Roe v Wade overturned: What that means for safe abortion in the US

Life

Dismissing Australian mammals as weird hurts efforts to conserve them

Humans

The lab coat and lone genius 鈥� science’s most infuriating stereotypes

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Humans

A city of 10 billion: Speculative image paints a vision of the future

A series of immersive installations, including Planet City, a film that imagines a "hyper-dense" city of 10 billion people, are part of Our Time on Earth, a new exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London encouraging people to reconnect with the natural world

Features

Health

Fascia: The long-overlooked tissue that shapes your health

The connective tissue that surrounds your muscles and organs, known as fascia, has always been ignored 鈥� but new insights suggest it holds the key to tackling chronic pain and immune dysfunction

Mind

The grand plan to create a periodic table of all animal intelligence

Physics

Have we been measuring the expansion of the universe wrong all along?

Culture

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Humans

The Intelligence Factory review: How women won the war at Bletchley

A moving exhibition at Bletchley Park shows women's crucial contribution to the success of the UK's wartime intelligence centre

Life

Transformer review: Could Krebs cycle play a part in consciousness?

Humans

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Humans

Arica review: Gut-wrenching documentary about a toxic waste lawsuit

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Discrimination and harassment in STEM industries may be on the rise

The 2022 快猫短视频 Jobs Global Recruitment Report in association with science recruitment specialists SRG has found that efforts towards a fairer workplace are falling short for STEM employees

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