Open access link to new umbrella review of systematic reviews in BMJ 🧪💊🤰:

Maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorder & attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...

More information on the Functional UltraSound Integrated with Optical imaging in Neonates (FUSION) project here 🧪🧠👶🏼:
cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...

My grandparents retired to the Yorkshire coast. My grandad is reported to have said "In winter it's wet & cold, in summer it's wet & cold & full of idiots."

Link to corrected paper proofs in Current Biology:

A rapidly evolving female-controlled lock-&-key mechanism determines Aedes mosquito mating success.

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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Not my area, but it does look they're still sometimes necessary. Vacuum suction also used.

www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/la...

It's mostly occurring during childbirth. Reduced oxygen & blood flow, physical injuries in the birth canal, jaundice, viral or bacterial infections.

Open access link to 2020 study of Fowler’s snouted treefrog 🐸🧪:

Eat & be eaten: trophic interactions of the introduced frog Scinax quinquefasciatus in anthropogenic environments in Galápagos
neobiota.pensoft.net/article/53256/

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Needs a big garden

Link to the EU-funded Life Lynx-Connect project:

"Creating a genetically & demographically functional Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) metapopulation"
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lifelynxconnect.eu/en/

"I'm sorry I didn't make it to your mother's birthday party, dear, but I missed a bend in the road".

Open access link to 2015 study in Nature Communications:

Widespread seasonal gene expression reveals annual differences in human immunity & physiology.

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www.nature.com/articles/nco...

I guess this is the switch from anecdotal evidence to empirical data that can validate the hypothesis. Like a lot of science, we think we know the answer but nobody has studied it enough to be absolutely sure.

What is an artificial reef?

An artificial reef is a manmade structure that may mimic some of the characteristics of a natural reef. 🧪🐠⚓
oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/artifi...