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A stock image of chromosomes

Health

Genetic errors cause most miscarriages, confirms largest study yet

After analysing the tissue of nearly 25,000 miscarriages, researchers found more than half were caused by randomly occurring chromosomal abnormalities, with many of the remaining losses probably being due to undetectable genetic errors

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An employee looks over a patient's file at the Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, Louisiana, April 19, 2022. - On September 1, 2021, one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country went into effect in the Republican state of Texas, prohibiting all voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) from the time a fetal heartbeat is visible on ultrasound, about four weeks after fertilization. With a population of 30 million, Texas is the second most populous state in the country and this law has driven patients to the rapidly overflowing clinics of other states, forcing them to inexorably delay their abortion due to lack of space. (Photo by Fran??ois Picard / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images)

Health

Changing US abortion laws could dangerously restrict miscarriage care

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A rethink of cause and effect could help when things get complicated

Mathematics

A rethink of cause and effect could help when things get complicated

Features

Harvest mice (Micromys minutus)

Life

Female mice release banana-scented urine when pregnant to deter males

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A dolphin rubs against medicinal coral

Video

Dolphins queue up to rub against corals with antibacterial properties

Video

Pregnant Woman Smoking E Cigarette

Health

Vaping may be an effective way to quit smoking during pregnancy

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Group of friends exercising

Health

Just 1 in 20 adults in England exercise their muscles enough

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A stock image of a family meal

Health

Vegetarian children are slightly more likely to be underweight

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Bottlenose dolphins being fed

Life

Dolphins who are hand-fed by tourists are less social than their peers

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Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) in flight, Mexico

Life

Vampire bats adapted to drinking blood by shedding several genes

Genes lost during vampire bats’ evolution may have helped them to adapt to their exclusive blood diet which is high in iron and fluid and low in calories

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Health

We can all benefit from taking care of our pelvic floor – here's how

Features

Environment

How the war in Ukraine will change the way the world uses energy

Insight

Humans

Family tree of extinct apes reveals our early evolutionary history

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Health

RSV vaccine in pregnancy lowers antibiotic use in babies

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