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Polls show people across political lines agree that contraception should be legal and accessible. Liudmila Chernetska/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Liudmila Chernetska/iStockphoto/Getty Images Contraception is a routine part of life for many Americans and polls show people across political parties agree that it should be legal and accessible. But the Trump administration is walking back access to birth control …

Former Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah has posted a sprawling video about the development of Anthem, EA and BioWare’s ill-fated mech RPG shoot-me-do. We’ve heard about this remarkably torrid period in the RPG developer’s existence from other ex-BioWare honchos and anonymous sources, but perhaps never quite this extensively: the video tops out at an hour long, and this …

Shaun Dacosta BBC Newsbeat Calvin Harris/Instagram Calvin Harris said son Micah was born on 20 July DJ Calvin Harris has divided fans with a post announcing the birth of his baby boy. The Scottish DJ, who is married to Radio 1 host Vick Hope, praised his “superhero” wife on Instagram in a series of photos, taken in Ibiza, showing the …

A baby boy born last week to an Ohio couple developed from an embryo that had been frozen for more than 30 years in what is believed to be the longest storage time before a birth. In what’s known as embryo adoption, Linda and Tim Pierce used a handful of embryos donated in 1994 in pursuit of having a child after …

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and other telescopes have shown what appears to be a supermassive black hole forming right between two merging galaxies. There have been multiple hypotheses surrounding supermassive black hole formation, but these observations support the hypothesis that suggests these behemoths are the result of immense …

Lightning has long terrified and fascinated scientists and non-scientists alike. For something so relatively common, the precise atmospheric events that give rise to a lightning strike have been shrouded in mystery, but new research is offering some tantalizing clues. A team of engineers and meteorologists believe they’ve cracked the curious case of how lightning forms in the cloudtops, and their …

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and other telescopes have shown what appears to be a supermassive black hole forming right between two merging galaxies. There have been multiple hypotheses surrounding supermassive black hole formation, but these observations support the hypothesis that suggests these behemoths are the result of immense …

People rely on family in times of crisis. But what if you’re asking for help from someone you’ve never shown up for? This teen’s mother abandoned him at birth. So he was surprised when, after 14 years of silence, she suddenly reached out, claiming she wanted to reconnect. He was skeptical—and rightfully so. Because it turned out she wasn’t interested …

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” now playing in theaters. You’ll have to forgive Vanessa Kirby if she’s a little tired. After all, she just finished saving humanity from a world-devouring cosmic villain as Sue Storm in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” has been hard at work filming “Avengers: Doomsday” and embarked on …

Katie Chubb, a community organizer, stands in an empty lot in Augusta, Ga., where she’s been trying to open a birth center for six years. She says lack of cooperation from local hospitals has been a primary obstacle. Kendrick Brinson/For NPR hide caption toggle caption Kendrick Brinson/For NPR Standing in front of an empty lot one afternoon in the Georgia …