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Millions of missing female births predicted in India in next decade

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Millions of missing female births predicted in India in next decade

There could be 6.8 million fewer girls born in India between 2017 and 2030 than would be expected without practices such as sex-selective abortion

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border cave

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Earliest known beds are 227,000-year-old piles of grass and ash

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What is peer review?

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What is peer review?

Hungry foxes have been raiding our bins for thousands of years

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Hungry foxes have been raiding our bins for thousands of years

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Anthropological models

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Human evolution

Sperm and egg

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Human eggs release chemicals that attract some sperm more than others

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Denali mountain range

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Only a fifth of ice-free land on Earth has very little human influence

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This week’s new questions

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This week’s new questions

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This week’s new questions

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This week’s new questions

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Where’s the best place to be buried to preserve your body as a fossil?

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Where’s the best place to be buried to preserve your body as a fossil?

Want to preserve your body as a fossil for future generations? Readers give their suggestions on the best ways to do it

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Notes from an Apocalypse review: A lively romp through the end of days

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Homo sapiens: Why did evolution favour the brainy ape?

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Ancient nomadic warrior women may have inspired the Mulan legend

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The science of boredom can tell us how to keep ourselves amused

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