Old and new minerals found in lunar samples brought home by China’s Chang’e-5 mission are helping scientists better understand the moon’s history. In 2020, Chang’e-5 returned 3.8 pounds (1.73 kilograms) of rocks and dust from Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms), the largest dark region on the moon, which can be seen on its western […]
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India bans anti-cold drug combination for children below four
India’s top drug controller has banned an anti-cold drug combination for use in children below the age of four. The ban comes after a spate of child deaths in The Gambia and Uzbekistan were linked to Indian-made cough syrups last year. In India, at least 12 children died between 2019 and 2020 allegedly after consuming […]
Being Black and pregnant in the Deep South can be a dangerous combination
O’laysha Davis was a few weeks shy of her due date when in mid-August she decided it was time to switch doctors. Davis had planned to give birth at a small community hospital about 20 minutes from her home in North Charleston, South Carolina. But that changed when her medical team started repeatedly calling her […]