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More hepatitis cases in young children likely to emerge in coming days, says WHO

UK doctors and scientists investigating 74 cases of inflammatory liver condition

Monarch butterflies increasingly plagued by debilitating parasite, scientists say

Growing rates of infection contributed by increased density of monarchs in places where they lay eggs

Freezing koala sperm ‘a crucial step’ to save endangered marsupial from extinction, new study suggests

Experts warn the species may go extinct by 2050 without intervention

Monkeys with more grooming partners have bigger brain regions linked to empathy, study finds

Findings can help understand human behaviour and neurodevelopmental disorders like autism

How far back in time is it possible to see?

We have observed the most distant star ever – but to see even further, we have to look beyond light, writes Carolyn Devereux

Any plans to dim the sun must be led by those most affected

Elil Hoole and Shaun Fitzgerald believe deploying temporary schemes to partially shield Earth from solar radiation will slow the climate crisis, but we need to involve the global south

Dogs with vegan diets are healthier, study suggests

Researchers found dogs on conventional diets were less healthy overall than dogs on raw meat or vegan diets

Diverse life forms existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought – study

Researchers analysed a fist-sized rock from Quebec, Canada, estimated to be between 3.75 and 4.28 billion years old.

Vegan diets may be linked to better health in dogs, study suggests

Researchers found that overall, dogs on conventional diets were less healthy than dogs on raw meat or vegan diets.

Sir Mark Rylance urges university to ban rat swim experiments

The actor has written a letter to University of Bristol vice-chancellor Hugh Brady.

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