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The Birthday Wish of a 105-Year-Old Activist
“I want to tell you about an extraordinary woman, most people have never heard of…” So begins a video chronicling the story of Edythe Kirchmaier—a truly unique woman. At age 105, she is Facebook…
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Hurricane Isaac Is a Wake-Up Call for Coastal Restoration
By Cindy Brown / The Nature Conservancy Cindy Brown is the Gulf Coast Program Director for The Nature Conservancy and a New Orleans native. Our conversation began with the simple message in her …
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Why You Should Reconsider the IUD
Originally published on bedsider.org. If you’ve been skipping right over the IUD when exploring your birth control options, you aren’t alone. The mere sight of that homely acronym (an umbrella term…
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If Birth Control Were Free, Which Type Would You Choose?
Originally published on May 24, 2012, on bedsider.org. In terms of effectiveness, not all birth control methods are created equal. And if there was any doubt as to which methods stand out in that a…
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37 Percent of U.S. Babies Are “a Surprise”
Originally published on July 24, 2012, on bedsider.org. New data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) tell us that 37 percent of all babies born to 15-44-year-old women bet…
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Male Birth Control Gel?
Originally published on July 5, 2012, on bedsider.org. Could it be that, finally, after all these years, a new birth control method for dudes is on the scene? Kinda sounds like, it based on recent …
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Lions and Humans Battle in Namibia
Adult lions are at the top of the food chain and have no natural enemies, except human beings. But for lions of Namibia, that enemy has become a huge problem. African farmers kill hundreds of them eve…
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Rare Starfish Found on Peru’s Coast
Peruvian marine biologists discover three rare species of starfish in the Pacific Ocean. Science News by NewsLook var nl_rand = "1mNFxKEsyzfdBUgP", NewsLook = NewsLook || {}; NewsLook.embeds…
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Huge Glacier Collapse in Argentina
Tourists in Argentina have been treated to a spectacular natural phenomenon when a major portion of the country's famed Perito Moreno glacier collapsed into Lake Argentina. Huge chunks of ice crashed …
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Possible Cause for Bizarre Bird Migrations
Endangered whooping cranes flew 2,500 miles from Canada to Texas, where they usually spend the whole winter. Instead, they pecked around for a short time and flew back. Scientists believe it may be be…
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