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Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees

Compared with monkeys, great apes have greater range of motion in their shoulders and elbows, which may help heavier primates climb down safely

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An MRI scan of a section through the chest and heart of someone who had a heart attack showing damage and swelling (yellow, centre)

Health

Cells from discarded placentas may help to treat heart attacks

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Health

Binge drinking hits record high among adults 35 to 50 years old in US

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Umbilical cord blood could be used to predict childhood obesity

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Umbilical cord blood could be used to predict childhood obesity

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West Coast of Vancouver Island near a proposed site for carbon storage

Environment

Could pumping CO2 under Canada's coast cause earthquakes?

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Someone having their blood tested for HIV in Kampala, Uganda, in December 2022

Health

Gene variant that seems to protect against HIV may lead to new drugs

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Is geological hydrogen a green solution to our energy needs?

Environment

Is geological hydrogen a green solution to our energy needs?

Analysis

Cannabis is increasingly being legalised

Health

Cannabis poisoning cases quadruple in children after legalisation

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Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

Health

Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

Features

Health

Giving birth at an older age is linked to a longer life in women

Every additional year before a woman gives birth to her last child is associated with an extra 22 days of life

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Comment

Read an extract from Pod by Laline Paull

Culture

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Laline Paull on why she wrote Pod from the perspective of a dolphin

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Humans

Ape family tree suggests human ancestors weren’t particularly violent

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Health

Giving birth aged 23 to 32 cuts risk of some congenital conditions

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