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A New Study Found Microplastics In Every Testicle It Sampled — How Bad Is That?
A recent study published in Toxicological Sciences has found microplastics in yet another body part: testicles.
Slovakia’s populist prime minister has been shot multiple times and gravely wounded after a political event
Pasteurization kills H5N1, but raw milk has "high concentrations" of the virus. Please don't drink raw milk.
Cells constantly navigate a dynamic environment, facing ever-changing conditions and challenges. But how do cells swiftly adapt to these environmental fluctuations?
A large and popular open-source mapping database used by many companies, apps, and websites is currently dealing with a strange problem: Random, fake beaches are appearing in places like backyards, church parking lots, and golf courses. And the community knows who to blame: Pokémon Go players trying...
YARI PLAINS, Colombia - A group of children holding red, yellow and blue balloons – the colors of Colombia's flag – run to the playground of a newly-opened school built and paid for by the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) guerrillas. Read more at straitstimes.com.
It is the first time a creature in the wild has been seen using a medicinal plant to treat a wound.
Daniel Angus, a professor of digital communication, explains how artists are trying out data poisoning to protect their intellectual property. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Colombia to break diplomatic relations with Israel, President Petro says
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday he will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza.
It’s not clear how the space bacteria may affect the health of astronauts on the ISS—or humans back down on Earth.
An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem
Inside the Feminist Revolution in Northern Syria
A “utopian” society promoting gender equality continues to rise from the ashes of ISIS — despite ongoing Turkish attacks.
A ‘utopian’ society promoting gender equality continues to rise from the ashes of ISIS — despite ongoing Turkish attacks.
The Artists Digitally Liberating Colonial Plunder
New technologies offer clandestine ways to ‘return’ works of art stolen during the colonial era — but also challenges of their own.
Artists around the world are “stealing” back looted artifacts, creating unauthorized digital versions in an effort to return the works to their rightful heirs.
Freeze 'em, heat 'em, blast them into empty space; with survival skills unlike any other organism on the planet, those hardy critters known as tardigrades will only come back for more.
As ice melts into water and flows toward the equator, it redistributes mass around the Earth, affecting the planet's spin, a new study finds
Research shows that about one in 12 stars have devoured a planet, suggesting that stable planetary systems are less common than believed.
Israel unveils big West Bank land seizure as Blinken visits
The Israeli government announced Friday it was confiscating 800 hectares of land in the occupied West Bank, which activists called the largest such seizure in decades.
Senegal’s presidential election: A look at the four main candidates
After a political crisis with many twists and turns, Senegalese voters go to the polls on Sunday to choose their new president. Seventeen contenders are hoping to succeed President Macky Sall. FRANCE…
Supporters of Modi opponent Kejriwal protest his arrest ahead of Indian election
Supporters of an anti-corruption crusader and one of India's most consequential politicians of the past decade held protests Friday against his arrest, which opposition parties say is part of a crackdown…
In an era of transformation, manufacturing still matters.
Mod here. Please don't wish mass death on anyone.
To be fair, the article doesn't say lack of oxygen equals no life, only that certain technologies demand oxygen.
So the maxim is do whatever it takes to pretend the prequels weren't terrible, eh?
None of those belong to Mattel.
I don't have an explicit rule. Something like "New opera premieres in Rome" is not very consequential, while "New opera premieres in Antarctica" would be, and "New opera explodes in Rome" might get so quickly reported that it doesn't need my contribution.