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The Placenta (Things We Don’t Know about Pregnancy Series #4)
What is the placenta? This two-sided disc is complex and poorly understood. Scientists are still exploring how it grows and how it functions.
Magnetic Monopoles and Geometry
Is there a magnetic version of the jumper-balloon experiment - charging an object magnetically to make a magnetic monopole?
Bizarre symptoms (Things We Don’t Know about Pregnancy Series #3)
For many women, pregnancy is a medley of bizarre and persistent symptoms, including the wild and the weird, the explained and the inexplicable, from crazy dreams to sense of smell.
Diving with ‘Monsters’
From electroreceptors to their fear of their own dead, sharks offer many mysteries. Join us as we plunge into the shark tank.
Weight (Things We Don’t Know about Pregnancy Series #2)
We don’t know how much difference a woman’s weight or weight gain during pregnancy make for her and her baby’s health. Some effects are known, but not risk thresholds.
Morning Sickness (Things We Don’t Know about Pregnancy Series #1)
What causes morning sickness? Why does it vary so much woman to woman? It may be linked to the placenta, and there could be evolutionary reasons for it.
