Are phthalates causing a decline in male fertility?
Introduction According to an estimate published by the World Health Organization in April 2023, infertility affects roughly one in six (17.5%) adults of reproductive age worldwide. Factors causing or contributing to infertility can occur before birth or develop later in life and are so varied and complex that, in manyContinue Reading
‘Dead man walking’: SoCal man charged with threatening to assassinate The Traitor
Yucca Valley resident Thomas Eugene Streavel, 73, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three felony counts of making threats on Facebook against Traitor 47., Read MoreContinue Reading
Burpees Are the Most Overrated Exercise in the Gym. Try These 3 Moves Instead.
Bad trainers use this notorious exercise to fill time and seem tough…Read MoreContinue Reading
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sings praises of processor in Nintendo Switch 2
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, a key supplier for the hybrid console, sang the praises of the Switch 2 and its main processor today…Continue Reading
What time will Japan’s ispace Resilience probe land on the moon on June 5?
(Image credit: ispace) The Japanese company ispace is hoping to make some space history on Thursday (June 5), when it attempts to land a private spacecraft on the moon. But if you’re hoping to watch it live, you’ll need to know when and where to tune in. The Resilience lander, the second-ever private ispace lunarContinue Reading
‘Starship in space’: See amazing photos from SpaceX megarocket’s Flight 9 test mission
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket soars above Earth on its ninth test flight, on May 27, 2025. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX’s Starship megarocket tends to put on a show, and its latest test flight was no exception. That mission, the ninth ever for the roughly 400-foot-tall (122 meters) Starship, lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase site in SouthContinue Reading
Missing Mind’s Eye: Solving the Mystery of Aphantasia
An estimated 1 to 4% of people have aphantasia, a condition where they don’t experience mental imagery or a ‘mind’s eye.’ Neuroscience research into people with aphantasia is now revealing how imagination works and demonstrating the sweeping variety in our subjective experiences. Correction: February 10, 2025 Joel Pearson is aContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves announces £15bn investment for trams, trains and buses outside London
The chancellor unveiled Labour’s transport plan for northern cities and the Midlands, with Greater Manchester to receive £2.5bn for projects including new tram stops in Bury, Manchester and Oldham and an extension of the tram network to Stockport. South Yorkshire will get a £1.5bn investment ,while the East Midlands willContinue Reading
Why Al Qaeda Refuses to Die
DEEP DIVE — More than two decades after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Al Qaeda is not only alive — it has adapted, expanded, and quietly embedded itself into global jihadist networks. Despite relentless international efforts to dismantle it, the group continues to act as an umbrella foralmost all other terrorContinue Reading
UK drone deliveries to Ukraine jump from 10,000 to 100,000 in 2025
Britain will deliver 100,000 drones to Ukraine this year in a tenfold increase from 2024 targets, the UK Ministry of Defence announced on 4 June. The country delivered more than 10,000 drones to Ukraine last year. The record £350 million ($474 mn) investment in drones forms part of Britain’s £4.5Continue Reading
Drone hits house in Russian Kursk oblast, woman injured
Ukrainian drones reportedly attacked Russia’s Kursk Oblast overnight on 4 June. Three unmanned aircraft were spotted over the city of Rylsk, according to the Russian Telegram channel Mash. One drone fell on a private house in Rylsk, causing a fire. A 66-year-old woman was injured in the attack, oblast governorContinue Reading
Sen. Joni Ernst To Constituents Regarding Medicaid Cuts: We’re All Going To Die, Someday
I’ll start this off by acknowledging that, sure, there are times when it is perfectly reasonable to say, or even shout, “We’re all going to die!” Say you’re on a plane that has just lost all engine power and is hurtling towards the ground, for instance. Or perhaps someone hasContinue Reading
Thinking Is Power on the Canadian Atheist Podcast (Again!)
From the Canadian Atheist: Episode 218 “This week we welcome back Melanie Trecek-King. We had such amazing response to Melanie’s first appearance that we knew a round two was needed & here it is! Today, we take a deeper dive into critical thinking, why it’s important and some of theContinue Reading