Quick crossword #110: Primate that may be slow or slender (5)
16 June 2022
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Why do some jellyfish age backwards? Does intermittent fasting really make us live longer? Find out how much science knows about ageing in this whistle-stop tour
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Our neat ways of measuring tend to seem like they have always existed. A romp through history shows it is much messier and more human than that
