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A dolphin swims in New York's East River, March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E93E089M01

Life

Dolphins spotted swimming in New York City’s Bronx River

Once an industrial waste dumpsite, the Bronx River is now healthy enough to host marine species – including dolphins – that it hasn’t seen in years

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An unrecognisable mature pregnant woman lies on a hospital delivery bed as she has fetal monitoring. Cardiotocography is usually called a 'CTG' by medical staff. It can be used to monitor a baby's heart rate and a mother's contractions during pregnancy

Health

Vaginal swabs could be used to predict likelihood of preterm births

News

Genetics may influence the risk of pre-eclampsia or high blood pressure in pregnancy

Health

Pre-eclampsia and hypertension in pregnancy linked to 19 gene variants

News

Low-carb diet reduces seizures for people with drug-resistant epilepsy

Health

Low-carb diet reduces seizures for people with drug-resistant epilepsy

News

A synthetic mouse embryo (left) and a natural mouse embryo (right) show comparable brain and heart formation

Health

Synthetic reproductive cells will help us understand fertility in 2023

News

Protesters hold placards during a

Earth

2022: The year of rolling polycrisis, but with a few glimmers of hope

Leader

An electron micrograph of an HIV virus particle (red/yellow) budding from the plasma membrane of an infected T cell (blue), which make up part of the immune system

Health

Vaccine prompts HIV antibodies in 97 per cent of people in small study

News

A small pile of cocaine

Chemistry

Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves

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A baby in a neonatal intensive care unit is held by its mother

Health

Immediate skin-to-skin contact advised for premature newborns by WHO

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2K6KYM8 Protesters hold an

Environment

Dismissing environmentalists with an 'anti-growth' label is wrong

The idea that environmentalists are part of the Tories’ imaginary “anti-growth coalition” is grotesque. Conserving the environment and economic progress are not mutually incompatible, says Graham Lawton

Comment

Environment

Blue whales could be eating 10 million pieces of plastic every day

News

Health

Personal lubricant made from cow mucus may protect against HIV

News

Society

US pardons people convicted for marijuana possession under federal law

News

Humans

Two eye-opening new books delve into the world of animal communication

Culture