Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby. By Celeste Biever, 26 March 2025Women’s bodies undergo vast physiological changes during pregnancy that can last for more than a year after birth.Credit: Money Sharma/AFP via GettyBiologists have built up one of the most detailed pictures ever of the changes that occur in women’s bodies before and after pregnancy,
Study finds genetic imprints in three generations of Syrian refugees. Researchers urge caution in interpreting findings and call for replication. By Miryam Naddaf, 28 March 2025The aftermath of the Hama massacre in Syria in 1982. A young boy stands in front of a shop, its shutter riddled with bullet holes.Credit: Archive PL/AlamyA study of families who have lived through conflict in Syria suggests that genetic imprints of their trauma
A couple weeks ago, I went to a talk at UCLA by the author Kim Stanley Robinson, whose most recent novel, The Ministry for the Future, is an optimistic look at the ways humanity might tackle the climate crisis. Speaking to a small room of environmentally conscientious listeners, Robinson admitted that the book, written six years ago, was missing something: a discussion on the difference between violence against people and sabotage
Activist Bill McKibben says Americans upset by the Trump administration’s gutting of U.S. climate efforts need to move beyond despair. In an interview with e360, he talks about rethinking the role of protest, the global push on clean energy, and why he sees reason for hope. By Elizabeth Kolbert • March 3, 2025Bill McKibben. StoryWorkzIn the first six weeks of the new Trump administration, it’s become
South Africa’s Succulent Karoo is the most biodiverse arid region on the planet, with thousands of plants found nowhere else. But to meet a demand fueled by social media, criminal networks have been poaching these colorful succulents by the millions and smuggling them overseas.By Adam Welz • March 6, 2025 Succulent plants in a greenhouse after being confiscated by South African law enforcement. Labels show the plant's
