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Reproduce This! Introduction to In Vitro Fertilization

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Reproduce This! Introduction to In Vitro Fertilization

The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine elected to award the 2010 prize to Robert G. Edwards, Ph. D. In conjunction with Patrick Steptoe M. D., Edwards developed the process of human in vitro fertilization. The Nobel Committee estimates that infertility, a condition in which abnormalities occurring in both the male and female reproductive systems cause difficulty with conception, impacts upwards of one-tenth of the global population. Edwards and Steptoe recognized this reality roughly half a century ago and set about discovering the practice that, in 1978, allowed the duo to successfully make human life from a Petri dish, implant said embryo in a uterus, and guide their patient through a nine-month gestation period that culminated in the birth of the first test tube baby: Louise Brown.

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Historic NASA announcement signals greater diversity in lunar mission crews

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Historic NASA announcement signals greater diversity in lunar mission crews

On April 3, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration made history in Houston, Texas, when it announced the four astronauts who will take part in its latest mission, Artemis II. Among the ranks will be the first woman and first Black astronaut to ever embark on a lunar expedition, TIME reported.

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Philadelphia’s chemical spill reveals water infrastructure weaknesses

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Philadelphia’s chemical spill reveals water infrastructure weaknesses

On March 24, a latex emulsion chemical spill from a Trinseo Altuglas plant in Bristol, Pennsylvania, caused panic over the safety of drinking water in Philadelphia, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Reproduce This! All about menopause

Reproduce This! All about menopause

Menopause is a transition that begins one year after a person’s last period and usually lasts seven years, according to the National Institute of Aging. This transition marks the end of a person’s menstrual cycles and their ability to become pregnant.

Leah Penniman speaks about new book at the Odyssey Bookshop

Leah Penniman speaks about new book at the Odyssey Bookshop

On March 22, the Odyssey was packed with people sitting and chatting in rows of chairs where one would usually find racks of MHC apparel. The group was brought together by an event featuring Leah Penniman, a “Black Kreyol farmer, mother, soil nerd, author and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, NY,” according to their bio on the Soul Fire Farm website.

Tuvalu becomes the first digital nation in response to climate change

Tuvalu becomes the first digital nation in response to climate change

Global temperatures are inching closer to 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming and global greenhouse gas emissions continue to be on the rise, according to the 2022 International Panel on Climate Change report. Of these increases in emissions, the report explains, Small Island Developing States are responsible for a “negligible” quantity. Despite their minimal contributions to climate change, small islands are highly vulnerable to its effects, the United Nations said. As climate change’s worst impacts come closer to being reality, small islands have turned to digital preservation as they face the possibility of being wiped from the physical plane.

California and Texas lead US in green energy

California and Texas lead US in green energy

According to a new report by Climate Central, the amount of clean energy produced by the U.S. skyrocketed in 2022, with wind and solar producing enough energy to power “the equivalent of 64 million average American households.” Among the largest renewable energy producers of this dramatic increase are California, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas.

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