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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)

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Changing US abortion laws could dangerously restrict miscarriage care

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Nuclear power can help us reach net zero, but what is its true cost?

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

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

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Do we need nuclear power in the energy mix to stop climate change?

Environment

Do we need nuclear power in the energy mix to stop climate change?

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Life

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

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A dolphin rubs against medicinal coral

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Dolphins queue up to rub against corals with antibacterial properties

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TOPSHOT - The sun sets behind the Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay in the Irish Sea in north west England on May 26, 2021. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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UK expects to produce more electricity than it needs by 2030

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Health

Vaping may be an effective way to quit smoking during pregnancy

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Technology

Device that stores liquid sunshine could one day power your phone

A system for trapping sunlight as thermal energy within molecules and then converting it to electricity could be a portable replacement for batteries

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Environment

China is building more than half of the world's new coal power plants

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Life

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

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Space

Why I'm choosing dark matter over dark energy - for now at least

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Solar panels that work at night produce enough power to charge a phone

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