51¶¯Âþ

pregnancy and birth

Human brain scans

Health

Parts of the brain form a circuit that may fuel smoking addiction

Some smokers lose their cravings after experiencing damage to specific parts of the brain, suggesting these areas form a network that somehow fuels the habit

51¶¯Âþ

A stock image of chromosomes

Health

Genetic errors cause most miscarriages, confirms largest study yet

51¶¯Âþ

A pregnant person having an ultrasound scan in 2020

Health

Covid-19 in pregnancy linked to delays in babies reaching milestones

51¶¯Âþ

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

51¶¯Âþ

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

51¶¯Âþ

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

51¶¯Âþ

Bottlenose dolphins being fed

Life

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

51¶¯Âþ

Boston - March 6: People hold a banner reading Stand with Ukraine! Stop buying Russian oil as they take part in a Peace March for Ukraine from Copley Square to Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common in Boston on March 6, 2022. The protests marked the second straight Sunday people have marched through Boston, as Russias invasion of its neighbor entered its 11th day. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Environment

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

With Russian oil and gas politically toxic, Western nations are scrambling for replacement sources of energy. The immediate future will be difficult, but the crisis could accelerate the transition to clean energy

Insight

Humans

Family tree of extinct apes reveals our early evolutionary history

51¶¯Âþ

Health

RSV vaccine in pregnancy lowers antibiotic use in babies

51¶¯Âþ

Environment

EU lays out plan to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds in 2022

51¶¯Âþ

Life

Fossil hints that orcas don’t have a long history of killing whales

51¶¯Âþ

Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop