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Three long-finned pilot whales underwater. They look mid-size, for a whale, and have stubby noses. Their fins do look quite long, and curvy

Life

Whale algorithm could unlock secrets of their many dialects

Could we speak whale one day? A whale song algorithm can pick up their different dialects and could help work out how they communicate with one another

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Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

Life

Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

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Chimp grooming

Life

Bromance helps stressed out warring chimps keep their cool

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A newborn baby wrapped in blue hospital drapes and held in a person's arms, lying down

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Push for natural birth a dangerous flaw in UK maternity review

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Life

Bonobos know when others are being treated unfairly – and react

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John Grisham

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Tumor is the most important book I've ever written

Opinion

language

Life

Why Only Us: The language paradox

CultureLab

reality

Space

Beyond experiment: Why the scientific method may be old hat

Features

Elements

Humans

The maddeningly magical maths of John Dee

CultureLab

IVF

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Multiple births, not heart disease, is biggest IVF health risk

“IVF children born face a potential health time bomb”, screamed the papers last week. Although the claims can’t be dismissed entirely, there is no reason for panic

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Premature birth: How its effects can stay with you for life

Features

Life

Cheats and Deceits: The story of how to stay alive

CultureLab

Life

Effects of being born prematurely shouldn't have to last forever

Leader

Earth

Test-driving the hydrogen car that makes a little go a long way

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