Wonder; Morning After

[Teenagers and the "morning after pill"].

Pioneering Studies of the “Morning-After” Pill

Yale School of Medicine produced the first proof-of-concept study on the viability of a "morning-after" pill for human use. This study was a result of a fruitful collaboration between a pair of Yale scientists, Drs. John M. Morris and Gertrude van Wagenen, who sought a non-abortion, post-coital contraceptive. They tested a variety of hormones, hormone-based synthetic drugs, and other compounds ...

Rethink weight limits on morning-after pill.

The Wonder Years

When I Was just a kid—especially in my tween years—I discovered the joy of Taking Things Apart. As I reflect back, this was a major stage in my lifelong pursuit of understanding the world around me. Clocks and radios trembled in my presence, for they knew that their days were numbered. This was the age in which vacuum tube radios were still in plentiful supply as they were quickly being replace...

One wolf wonder

a total population of as few as 400–500 individuals. And only two of these retain their traditional forest-dwelling lifestyles. Because the Andamanese share physical features with African pygmies, including short stature and dark skin, and contrast with other Asian pygmoid people, there has been speculation that they may be directly related to African pygmies. However, a study of blood groups i...