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Health

I’m an OB/GYN who attended thousands of deliveries before wondering why...

Staff Writer - January 10, 2020

Neel Shah, Harvard Medical School A few years ago I visited Dar a Luz, the only free-standing birth center in New Mexico. It looks...

EXPLORING NATURE

Women living in states that ban or severely restrict abortion may be especially motivated to avoid unintended pregnancy. Viktoriya Skorikova/Moment via Getty Images

culture

3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk

Staff Writer - June 23, 2025

Cynthia H. Chuang, Penn State and Carol S. Weisman, Penn State On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court...

Is this visitor to Antarctica going crazy or having a good time? Tim Bieber/Photodisc via Getty Images

At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long...

June 22, 2025

Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage to homes in North Carolina in 2024. AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek

Low-income homeowners hit by disasters may get less help from the...

June 20, 2025

Plants use light to make energy – and a team of scientists is using the same principle to power chemical reactions. fhm/Moment via Getty Images

Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient

June 19, 2025

The shark in ‘Jaws’ became a terrifying icon. Universal Pictures via Getty Images

50 years after ‘Jaws,’ researchers have retired the man-eater myth and...

June 19, 2025