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Metabolism myths: 7 things we get wrong about diet and exercise

Health

Metabolism myths: 7 things we get wrong about diet and exercise

Despite what you might have heard, your body is not a simple calorie-burning engine you can tweak at will to keep trim and stay healthy. Here are seven metabolic misconceptions you need to know

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whales

Life

Whales and dolphins can resist cancer and their DNA reveals why

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chimpanzee

Life

Chimpanzees seem to 'speak' in sentences of three or more calls

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Don't Miss: Netflix's Tribes of Europa, a German near-future sci-fi

Humans

Don't Miss: Netflix's Tribes of Europa, a German near-future sci-fi

Culture

vampire bat

Life

Vampire bat adopts orphan baby bat after untimely death of its mother

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orangutan

Life

Orangutans create new ways to communicate with each other in captivity

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A hydrogen fuel revolution is coming – here's why we might not want it

Technology

A hydrogen fuel revolution is coming – here's why we might not want it

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Coronavirus vaccine: What should you do if pregnant or breastfeeding?

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Coronavirus vaccine: What should you do if pregnant or breastfeeding?

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Los Angeles

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US cities under-report carbon emissions by 18 per cent on average

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African nations lead the world in offering PrEP HIV prevention drug

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African nations lead the world in offering PrEP HIV prevention drug

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), medicine that can drastically reduce the risk of HIV infections, was once limited to Western nations, but now people in Africa make up more than half of the nearly 1 million global users

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Health

Human placentas are full of mutated cells dumped by the embryo

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Health

Low-carb diets seem to involve more calories than low-fat diets

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Health

Two children with cancer may have acquired tumour cells before birth

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Orcas (Orcinus orca)