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When resources are scarce, pregnant monkeys are faced with a trade-off between offspring survival and self-maintenance, researchers say.
The 1988–1990 North American drought ranks among the worst episodes of drought in the United States. This multi-year drought began in most areas in 1988 and continued into 1989 and 1990 (in certain areas). The drought caused $60 billion in damage ($155 billion 2025 USD) in United States dollars, adjusting for inflation.
A Cuban woman using a goat to suckle a baby, 1903. Human to animal breastfeeding has been practiced in some different cultures during various time periods. The practice of breastfeeding or suckling between humans and other species occurred in both directions: women sometimes breastfed young animals, and animals were used to suckle babies and children.
Another significant drought in the United States occurred during 1988 and 1989. Following a milder drought in the Southeastern United States the year before, this drought spread from the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, Northern Great Plains and Western United States. This drought was widespread, unusually intense and accompanied by heat waves ...
Breastfeeding rates continued to plummet, and by the early 1970s reached the lowest point in U.S. history. In 1972, breastfeeding initiation rates — or the number of women who nursed their baby ...
Breastfeeding activists acknowledged the need for formula while also stressing consistent studies that cite breastfeeding as the healthiest option for babies (decreasing risks of ear infections ...
Two early 20th century Korean women breastfeeding their babies while working The history and culture of breastfeeding traces the changing social, medical and legal attitudes to breastfeeding, the act of feeding a child breast milk directly from breast to mouth. Breastfeeding may be performed by the infant's mother or by a surrogate, typically called a wet nurse. Ilkhanate prince Ghazan being ...
Along with extreme heat, people in the Western United States have experienced some of the driest conditions recorded. California was ravaged by the state’s driest three years on record from 2020-22.