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A new state law will permit surgeons to perform cesarean deliveries in “advanced birth centers,” despite the risk of complications.A new state law will permit surgeons to perform cesarean deliveries in “advanced birth centers,” despite the risk of complications. Read More

He helped send the twin spacecraft on their way in 1977. Decades and billions of miles later, they are still probing — “Earth’s ambassadors to the stars,” as he put it.He helped send the twin spacecraft on their way in 1977. Decades and billions of miles later, they are still probing — “Earth’s ambassadors to

Researchers say the nearly mile-long swim was the longest by big cats ever recorded.Researchers say the nearly mile-long swim was the longest by big cats ever recorded. Read More

Loaded guns often are not locked, even in homes where there are children, federal researchers reported.Loaded guns often are not locked, even in homes where there are children, federal researchers reported. Read More

Ernest Shackleton was sailing for Antarctica on the ship, called the Quest, when he died in 1922. Researchers exulted over the discovery of its wreckage, 62 years after it sank in the Labrador Sea.Ernest Shackleton was sailing for Antarctica on the ship, called the Quest, when he died in 1922. Researchers exulted over the discovery

One group in Hudson Bay might have roughly a decade left because sea ice is becoming too thin to support them as they hunt, according to new research.One group in Hudson Bay might have roughly a decade left because sea ice is becoming too thin to support them as they hunt, according to new research. Read

Days after light shows filled Earth’s skies with wonder, the red planet was hit by another powerful outburst of the sun.Days after light shows filled Earth’s skies with wonder, the red planet was hit by another powerful outburst of the sun. Read More

Un análisis de las vocalizaciones de los elefantes mediante una herramienta de inteligencia artificial sugiere que pueden utilizar y responder a retumbos individualizados.Un análisis de las vocalizaciones de los elefantes mediante una herramienta de inteligencia artificial sugiere que pueden utilizar y responder a retumbos individualizados. Read More

The Japanese biochemist found in the 1970s that cholesterol-lowering drugs lowered the LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, level in the blood.The Japanese biochemist found in the 1970s that cholesterol-lowering drugs lowered the LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, level in the blood. Read More

Thousand-year-old DNA from Chichén Itzá offers eye-opening details of the religious rituals of ancient Maya.Thousand-year-old DNA from Chichén Itzá offers eye-opening details of the religious rituals of ancient Maya. Read More