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Get ready, a Pink Full Moon is rising – and it's showing up with a few surprises 💅

Step outside on Saturday, April 12, and you’ll catch the fourth full moon of 2025 rising above the horizon. Known as the Pink Moon, it’s the first full moon of spring — and this year, it’s showing up with a few surprises.

Despite the name, the moon won’t actually glow pink (like you see in this image). That title comes from Phlox subulata, or moss pink — one of the first wildflowers to bloom in early spring. But don’t be disappointed: when the moon rises just after sunset, it can take on a soft golden or rose-colored hue, thanks to the way Earth’s atmosphere bends and scatters the light. It’s fleeting, but beautiful.

This Pink Moon reaches peak illumination at 8:22 p.m. EDT on April 12 (that’s 00:22 GMT on April 13). For the best view, find a wide-open area and look east just after sunset — when the moon is low, it appears larger than usual due to the Moon illusion.

Look closely, and you’ll spot a brilliant companion nearby: Spica, the brightest star in the Virgo constellation. The two will rise together, side by side — the moon glowing steadily, Spica flickering like a cosmic jewel.

This is also a micromoon, meaning the moon is at its farthest point from Earth. It will look a little smaller and dimmer than usual — the quiet opposite of a supermoon. And as the Paschal Moon, it holds another role: it’s the moon that sets the date of Easter.

So if the skies are clear, don’t miss it.

Today is a beautiful day! 🩷✨️

🌍 We are sending a box of hope and empowerment to the heart of Africa!

💫 With the help of an extraordinary woman, we are taking part in an educational mission to a refugee camp in South Sudan. Together, we aim to educate, empower and inspire young women in central Africa.⁣⁣

✨ Every bracelet carries a powerful message of knowledge, respect, love, and compassion, for ourselves and our bodies, and for each other. Together, we are spreading hope across borders. Let's make a difference together! 🩷

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New studies show that the volume or thickness of certain brain regions expand during monthly periods. “Through these studies, we now have this picture emerging of how potent these hormones are for shaping, not just brain morphology but also the functional architecture,” says Emily Jacobs, a neuroscientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Head to the link in bio to learn what we do—and don’t—know about how the menstrual cycle changes the brain.

Photograph by Dr P. Marazzi, Science Photo Library

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How periods became a hot topic, and even bigger business Our menstrual cycles have gone from taboo to hot property – and it’s sparking a new era of trailblazing tech. Body+Soul investigates the next big wave in female health.

Research conducted by Canadian Women & Sport — an independent non-profit — shows that by late adolescence, one in three girls leave sport. By comparison, one in 10 boys leave around the same age.

Hopefully this initiative can lower the numbers of girls leaving sports.

Expert calls for better supports around menstrual health in youth sports | CBC Sports A leading researcher on sport, gender, and menstrual health says that youth sports coaches have to educate themselves about periods.

The more we know about women, from their ovaries to their aortas, the more we know about everybody, which may invite us all to think of ourselves in radically new ways.

Eve by Cat Bohannon review – long overdue evolutionary account of women and their bodies The American writer traces the female form back to our ‘true ancestors’ in an epic combination of science and speculation that places women at the centre of history

Scientists have made the biggest advance in cervical cancer treatment for two decades, which could save the lives of hundreds of young women.

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For The First Time, Scientists Show Structural, Brain-Wide Changes During Menstruation The constant ebb and flow of hormones that guide the menstrual cycle don't just affect reproductive anatomy.

This film "Periodical" demystifies this miraculous, strange and mystical process that happens in our bodies.

This New Movie About Periods Should Be Required Viewing The director of "Periodical" talks about the creation of the documentary.