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staff writer @TheAtlantic, covering science. also senior producer @storycollider, senior editor @Open_Notebook. (she/her)
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Non siamo le uniche a partorire con dolore

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By Katherine J. Wu Verified
| Internazionale Verified
Come possono testimoniare miliardi di persone, per gli umani partorire è difficile. I neonati hanno una testa estremamente grande rispetto alle dimensioni del corpo, eppure devono passare attraverso un bacino molto stretto. Le appendici rischiano d’incastrarsi, le ossa di fratturarsi. Nei casi peggiori, le conseguenze possono essere letali per la madre e per i nascituri.
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A Longstanding Theory of Childbirth Is a Myth Original

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By Katherine J. Wu Verified
| The Atlantic Verified
As billions of people can attest, giving birth is hard for humans. Our infants have an exceptionally large head for their body size and yet have to squeeze through a very narrow pelvis. Appendages can get stuck; bones can fracture. At worst, the consequences can be lethal for mothers or babies.
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The Butterflies That Defy Aging

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By Katherine J. Wu Verified
| The Atlantic Verified
For most butterfly species, an adult’s life is brief and—with all due respect to butterflies—unextraordinary. After emerging from its chrysalis, a butterfly will stretch its new wings and set off in search of nectar and sex, spending the rest of its days flitting among flowers, mates, and spots to lay eggs. Within a few weeks, it’ll be dead. Not so for Heliconius butterflies.
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