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Woman Gives Birth to Baby Girl After Womb Transplant in UK First

04.09.25

By Sammi Caramela
Identity

Why We Need Gender-Inclusive Terms for ‘Father’ and ‘Mother’

01.10.22

By Freddy McConnell
Health

I’m Being Forced to Go Abroad to Give Birth

12.15.21

By Freddy McConnell
Health

Giving Birth at Home Can Be Essential to Transgender Parents Like Me

11.29.21

By Freddy McConnell
Tech

The Hard Science of Reincarnation

03.31.21

By Rebecca Nathanson
These Photos Capture the Claustrophobia of Postpartum Depression

03.15.21

By Matthew Forbes
News

Japan Has COVID Under Control. So Why Are Women Being Forced to Give Birth Alone?

12.04.20

By Bobbie van der List
News

Coronavirus Is Forcing Hundreds of People in New York City to Give Birth Alone

03.23.20

By Paul Blest
You Will Enter Your Next Life With Your Friends, Says Reincarnation Researcher

12.15.19

By Rebecca Kamm
Health

More Bad News: Study Suggests Hotter Temperatures Lead to Pre-Term Labor

12.03.19

By Hannah Smothers
Chinese Woman Gives Birth at the Age of 67

10.29.19

By Lia Savillo
Health

We May Have Reached…Twin Peaks

10.03.19

By Hannah Smothers

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Poisoned Weapons Are Way Older Than We Thought

A new study revealed that poison arrows were around tens of thousands of years earlier than scientists previously believed.

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