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Does the pill help women live longer? Splashed over the news is the dramatic claim that the contraceptive pill could be helping women live longer. But hang on, the research does not necessarily mean that there are more pros than cons to taking the pill
MATHEMATICS
Some tasty facts about pi To celebrate pi day on 14 March, we present some lesser-known facts about the mathematical constant, and give you the chance to write a poem in 鈥減ilish鈥�, in which the number of letters in each word must follow the digits of pi
TECHNOLOGY
Safety issues loom as humanoid robots march nearer Engineers are building smarter humanoid robots, capable of working or living in close proximity to humans. But design tweaks such as sensitive skin, lighter limbs and the ability to read human expressions are needed to ensure they are safe
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Pregnant males are pro-choice Who鈥檚 the daddy? If we鈥檙e talking about Gulf pipefish, he鈥檚 easy to spot: he鈥檚 the one that鈥檚 pregnant. We discover that these pipefish are capable of selective abortion, too
TECHNOLOGY
Neuro-marketing is ramping up Advertisers are increasingly turning to neuroscience to help guide how they reach consumers. See video that shows how brainwaves can reveal how emotionally involved a person is with a movie trailer or TV commercial
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Natural history museums 鈥� photographers鈥� playgrounds What is it about the museums that seems to draw art photographers to them? We asked three to explain why in an online gallery of their work