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  • Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022. Mifepristone is taken first to stop the pregnancy, followed by Misoprostol to induce bleeding. - In the wake of Friday's ruling by the US Supreme Court striking down Roe v Wade and the federally protected right to an abortion, women from Texas and other states are traveling to clinics like the Women's Reproductive Health Clinic in New Mexico for legal abortion services under the state's more liberal laws. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
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    ‘Chaos’ followed ruling on abortion drug access, and providers say more uncertainty lies ahead
  • Transmission Electron Micrograph Of The Sin Nombre Hanta Virus. Hantaviruses That Cause Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Hps Are Carried In Rodent Droppings, Especially The Deer Mouse. Incubation Lasts For 1 5Wks. Sickness Begins With Fever And Muscle Aches, Followed By Shortness Of Breath And Coughing. (Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images)
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  • The Eta Aquariids meteor shower appears over the night sky in Kandalama, Sri Lanka, on May 5, 2025.
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  • Artist’s impression of the trans-Neptunian object (612533) 2002 XV93 occulting a background star. Observations of a stellar occultation in January 2024 revealed gradual fading and recovery of the starlight, providing evidence for a very thin atmosphere around the object.
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  • Nigerian ecologist Iroro Tanshi poses with a short-tailed round leaf bat in Odukpani, Cross River State in February 2024.
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  • An artist's impression of 3I/ATLAS is shown as it passes near the Sun, illuminating one side of the comet. On the side of the comet closer to the sun, the methanol gas is shown in blue, with icy dust grains still present in the gas. On the dark side of the comet, the hydrogen cyanide is shown in orange.
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