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Health

Zika outbreak may have led to fewer births in Rio de Janeiro

Early figures suggest several thousand fewer babies were born in the Brazilian city than usual in the second half of 2016, but there could be several reasons why

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A replica of the skull of Homo naledi

Life

Mystery human species Homo naledi had tiny but advanced brain

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Serena Williams

Health

How pregnancy could affect an elite athlete like Serena Williams

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Life

Drone spots humpback whales and orcas moving in on cloud of fish

Regulars

Dust from the Carmichael coal mine has spread widely

Earth

It’s not too late to save Great Barrier Reef from politicians

Analysis

cyborg leaf

Life

Make like a leaf: How copying photosynthesis can change society

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Life

Why the "bisexuality hormone" study is not as simple as it seems

Analysis

Trump plans to revive nuclear waste plans axed by Obama in 2010

Physics

Trump plans to revive nuclear waste plans axed by Obama in 2010

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Wind energy is one of the winners

Earth

Record amounts of renewable energy added to the mix in 2016

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whales

Life

Japan and Norway set off on annual whale hunt despite opposition

The countries continue whaling, Norway for food, and Japan claiming it is for scientific research, an argument now dismissed as unjustified by another report

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Health

Questions raised over 3-parent baby procedure last year

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Technology

US energy systems at the mercy of cyberattack, warns report

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Health

Exclusive: menopausal women become pregnant with their own eggs

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Health

From HIV to climate change: how to spot denialists in action

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