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Changes in your sperm reveal if you’ve had a difficult life

23 May 2018

Men carry chemical clues to childhood traumas in their sperm, and these might be passed down to their sons – but we don’t know what effects these have yet

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

18 May 2018

When female bonobos went into labour, other females gathered around to keep them safe, swatting away flies and even seemingly trying to catch the baby as it emerged

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Changes in your sperm reveal if you’ve had a difficult life

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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