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Pugs have high health risks and ‘can no longer be considered a typical dog’

Experts are advising people not to buy the flat-faced animals until their body shape shifts to being less extreme.

Diseased dolphins use muscles as energy source to survive, study suggests

Researchers analysed the metabolism of bottlenose dolphins.

UK monkeypox outbreak ‘unprecedented’ as officials say sexual contact likely route of transmission

Sudden emergence of cases, and uncertainties around how and where individuals contracted virus, has left scientists puzzled, with sexual contact seen as likely route of transmission

Tonga volcano eruption was largest ever recorded in over a century, scientists say

Atmospheric pulse from eruption was as powerful as 1883 Krakatoa eruption, researchers say

Red moon: How to watch the total lunar eclipse tonight

Eclipse will begin on Sunday evening

Cats who live together know each other by name, Japanese study finds

A total of 48 cats which cohabitated with at least two other pets — either with a family in their home or at a cat cafe — were studied

Why do people watch porn at work?

Psychologists often see pornography along a spectrum, with some viewing it as being relatively harmless or even helpful. But too much use, for the wrong reasons and in inappropriate locations can result in harmful distortions to our perceptions and values, writes Craig Jackson

Is the standard model of particle physics broken?

Roger Jones on why creating a new model to explain particle physics will help us delve deep into the universe’s mysteries

Vision scientists revive light-sensing cells in organ donor eyes

The findings will allow scientists to study human vision in a way that is not possible with animal eyes.

Modern influenza strains direct descendants of 1918 flu pandemic virus, study suggests

Study also points to value of prospecting historical archives for studying evolution of viruses

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