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Don’t go bananas: Should we be cutting down on the fruit we eat?

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Don’t go bananas: Should we be cutting down on the fruit we eat?

News that some zoos have stopped feeding monkeys fruit has led people to suggest humans avoid it too. But that ignores a few crucial details, says James Wong

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Physics

Military-grade jet fuel made cheaply from plant waste instead of coal

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IVF

Technology

IVF add-ons are a waste of money – fertility clinics should ban them

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folic acid supplements

Health

Folic acid seems to be essential for fathers-to-be as well as mothers

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Macaques eating rice

Life

Macaques really can use logical reasoning to solve puzzles

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Mico munduruku

Life

New monkey species found in Amazon area threatened by deforestation

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Technology

AI passes theory of mind test by imagining itself in another's shoes

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Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

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Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

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Summer of science: 10 great books and podcasts for the holidays

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orangutans

Life

Orangutan mothers tell infants where to go by scratching themselves

When it’s time for an orangutan mother to move to a new part of the forest, she scratches her body to alert her infant while avoiding attracting predators

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Environment

Trees demand equal status in a new Paris gallery show

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Environment

Whale mothers and calves whisper to avoid attracting predators

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Health

From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

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Technology

A solar panel that unfolds in sunlight could power spacecraft

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