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A solar panel that unfolds in sunlight could power spacecraft

Special polymers that expand when heated allow a solar panel to unfurl when it is exposed to sunlight, which could be useful for solar-powered spacecraft

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Health

Have mice really been cured of HIV using CRISPR gene editing?

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woman and child at Rabai hospital, Kenya

Health

When US pulls overseas abortion funding, abortion rates go up not down

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The sad tale of the US Navy's surplus military dolphins

Life

The sad tale of the US Navy's surplus military dolphins

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A person looks at a pregnancy test

Health

IVF success rates peak as only one in four attempts achieve pregnancy

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Sperm bank. Frozen sperm stored in liquid nitrogen.

Health

Storing sperm in a freezer for a decade hardly affects birth rates

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Life

Hundreds of orcas hold an annual meeting and now we may know why

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Life

Death of mother prompts adolescent chimps to look after their siblings

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Indian wall painting about menstruation

Health

The pioneering podcast that's breaking the silence on women's health

Culture

How many steps a day do you really need? Spoiler: It isn't 10,000

Health

How many steps a day do you really need? Spoiler: It isn't 10,000

Forget 10,000 steps a day. Modern sports science and evolutionary biology now tell us how much exercise the human body really needs

Features

Technology

Working hypothesis: From Pokémon Sleep to David Camerson

Insight

Technology

Experimental sci-fi expertly captures colliding realities

Culture

Humans

Science could learn a lot from Mona Chalabi’s mischievous chart art

Culture

Health

CRISPR babies might live shorter lives due to their gene mutations

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