Sixty years ago, these freshwater springs and forests were drowned by a 9,500-acre reservoir. Could the ecosystem finally be ...

A hidden nutrient in the soil could double the speed at which tropical forests, and their climate benefits, come roaring back ...

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Christmas came early at the Memphis Zoo with the much-anticipated arrival of an orangutan baby, a girl named Ruhana ...

Following final approval from the Centre on November 17, the Maharashtra Forest Department has initiated detailed planning for a pilot leopard birth control programme in Junnar, one of the state’s ...

At Houston Methodist Willowbrook, two labor-and-delivery rooms stand out from the rest. The spaces look more like calm, spa-like suites than hospital units—dimmable lights, soft wood tones, a laboring ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

One Tuesday night, 11 days before she was due to give birth, Katherine Cribbs took a bath. Usually, Cribbs could feel her baby son moving and playing inside her womb when she was in the water. But ...

In today’s newsletter: A new Guardian podcast, The Birth Keepers, explores how a global network promoting unassisted childbirth has shaped women’s decisions around childbirth. One mother’s story ...

An NHS hospital at the centre of an investigation into poor maternity care spent a decade chasing a 'normal birth' ideology that allegedly led to a spike in newborn deaths. In the period that Leeds ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A wave of joy ushered in Kuno National Park as Cheetah Mukhi gave birth to 5 cubs. This is the first time a cheetah born on the Indian soil has reproduced, making it a ...

UPDATE 4:30 p.m.: Forest Drive has now been reopened to traffic after the Columbia-Richland Fire Department responded to a cut natural gas line. Forest Drive, a major Columbia-area roadway, was closed ...