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C-section babies have a different microbiome - but not for long

Babies born by caesarean section have different gut bacteria to those born vaginally – but the differences largely disappear after six to nine months

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Humpback whales

Life

Whales evolved large brains in the same way that we did

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Women who are pregnant tend to get less sleep

Mind

Boosting circadian rhythms can help relieve perinatal depression

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Chimpanzees and a child

Humans

We may have a basic form of sign language in common with chimpanzees

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Mind

Am I addicted? The truth behind being hooked on gaming, sex or porn

Features

Ad Astra poster

Space

Don't Miss: Interplanetary paranoia, green buildings and anxious art

Culture

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Environment

Climate change: Is capitalism the problem or the solution?

Culture

Margaret Atwood

Humans

Margaret Atwood's The Testaments' anti-science world is a grim warning

Culture

gorilla in water

Life

Wild mountain gorillas enjoy playing in water just like we do

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chimps being identified

Technology

AI facial recognition software now works for wild chimpanzees too

Artificial intelligence can recognise individual chimpanzees from their faces, giving researchers a quicker and cheaper way to track and study the apes

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Mind

The paradoxes of Zen Buddhism could help us grasp fundamental physics

Culture

Life

Don't miss: troubled robots, winning designs and high seas

Culture

Humans

The world is getting better, so why are we convinced otherwise?

Features

Life

We can tell where a whale has travelled from the themes in its song

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