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A fetus in the womb

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Faulty placenta may explain why some people get schizophrenia

A poorly-working placenta may affect brain development in the womb, and this could explain the link between pregnancy complications and schizophrenia

News

The unfashionable genius of William de Morgan

Humans

The unfashionable genius of William de Morgan

Culture

M. C. Escher, Day and Night (1938)

Humans

Escher's Journey: there's more to this artist than his maths

Culture

Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Life

Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

News

Nine curious colours that shaped the history of art

Humans

Nine curious colours that shaped the history of art

Features

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

Life

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

News

Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

Humans

Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

News

Bohr

Physics

What Is Real? A tale of how big egos hijacked quantum physics

Culture

Worst-case climate change scenario is even worse than we thought

Earth

Worst-case climate change scenario is even worse than we thought

News

We messed up our figures on how much carbon dioxide is too much

Earth

We messed up our figures on how much carbon dioxide is too much

Climatologists have tried to set a “carbon budget” that tells us how much greenhouse gas we can emit and stay below 2°C, but their efforts have only caused confusion

News

Life

Animals & Us: An art show about how we interact with creatures

Culture

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Gallery of terrifying gynaecological tools from past 200 years

Regulars

Earth

Tourism is four times worse for the climate than we thought

News

Technology

Monkey face recognition app can help spot endangered primates

News

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