From Chindandega, Nicaragua, Fatima's voice cuts in and out over the phone. Beeping sounds can be heard before she gets a signal again. "Sorry, I don't have good cellphone service here," ...

From Chindandega, Nicaragua, Fatima’s voice cuts in and out over the phone. Beeping sounds can be heard before she gets a signal again. “Sorry, I don’t have ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 was followed just seconds later by a 7.5-magnitude tremor on Wednesday, June 24 ...

Bombings, blackouts and displacement compound maternal anxiety. Still, many women persevere. “We must bring new life,” one ...

But new evidence has started to challenge the notion that human childbirth is uniquely dangerous. A new paper published today ...

Pandas, let's be honest  no matter how much we think we've seen, the internet always has a way of surprising us. Sometimes, ...

For decades, we’ve thought that childbirth is uniquely challenging for humans, but it turns out that many other primates find ...

Not to point out the obvious, but this was a historic year for television. The industry was, of course, shaken up—and grounded to a halt—because of the writers’ and actors’ strikes. But we also, as ...

Tens of thousands of people are expected to watch Fourth of July fireworks at and around Navy Pier Saturday as the city ...

Editor’s note: This list was originally published in July 2023 and was subsequently updated in July 2024. Last year, we really didn’t feel like it! But to honor America’s 250th birthday, we’re back ...