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Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

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Placenta: The overlooked organ with a lifelong impact on your health

The placenta is an incredible organ that we grow for a short period of time, yet it has a surprising long-term influence on our health. Researchers are now developing tools to spot placenta problems and improve the lives of future babies

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Pygmy right whales are the smallest of the baleen whales

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World's smallest baleen whale is the last of its kind

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Male spider mites rip off females’ skin to be first to mate with them

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The Atlantic cod may be five separate species rather than one

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First cell therapy for type 1 diabetes approved for use in the US

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Greg Rouse, Scripps Oceanography The Osedax body is visible inside the root of the tooth on the left and the piece emerging from the lower left is the gelatinous tube of the Osedax worm. The worm can retract inside when disturbed so we can see it properly in the picture.

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Zombie worms devour shark teeth that fall to the ocean floor

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Male harbour seals use complex vocalisations to try to attract females

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Male harbour seals may learn vocalisations years before they need them

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The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

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The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

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Whale shark seen bottom feeding for the first time

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5000 species not known elsewhere live in area set for deep-sea mining

Thousands more species are probably waiting to be discovered in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a region of the Pacific Ocean where companies are planning to extract valuable metals

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Wolves are scaring smaller predators into deadly conflict with humans

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Why the origins of life remain a mystery – and how we will crack it

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The Age of Cats review: How our furry friends evolved, and what’s next

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Carnivorous plants use a sneaky trick for luring different bugs to eat

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