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Image copyright Getty Images Human childbirth can be a long, painful, drawn-out process, needing assistance and sometimes taking days. So why do close living relatives like chimps have an easier [...]

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Image copyright Ben Tapley/ZSL Image caption Giant salamander: Not one species but three A newly-identified amphibian is possibly [...]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The increased frequency and intensity of wildfires may be one outcome of climate change [...]

Image copyright NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Image caption Wasps, bees, sawflies and ants all belong to a grouping of insects known as Hymenoptera – and Gavin [...]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The expansion of electrical grid connections has increased use of SF6 It’s [...]

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Image copyright Getty Images The classical Greek philosopher Socrates believed the ideal house should be warm in winter and cool in summer. With clarity of thought like that, it’s easy [...]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Farmers could change the diets of livestock so that they don’t belch so much methane [...]