July

The ‘cannibal’ coronal mass ejection that devoured ‘dark eruption’ from the sun will crash into Earth tomorrow (July 18)

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A coronal mass ejection (CME) launched by a solar flare (highlighted) on July 15. The CME subsequently cannibalized another previously launched CME on July 14 and is now heading straight for Earth. (Image credit: NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory) A “cannibal” coronal mass ejection (CME) born of multiple solar storms, including a surprise “dark eruption,” is currently … Read more

Arizona may begin giving expanded access to birth control in July

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More than 12 million US women take birth control pills.

Soon it is expected that Arizonans will be able to get birth control pills without a prescription. Expanded access could go into effect as early as July 5, according to state health officials. A 2021 law signed by former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, a Republican, allows Arizona pharmacists to dispense self-administered contraceptives (the pill, patch … Read more