Toxins plus climate harms likely cause of reduced fertility, study finds | Science

Toxins plus climate harms likely cause of reduced fertility, study finds | Science

Simultaneous exposure to toxic chemicals and climate change’s impacts likely generates an additive or synergistic effect that increases reproductive harm, and may contribute to the broad global drop in fertility, new peer-reviewed research finds. The review of scientific literature considers how endocrine-disrupting chemicals, often found in plastic, coupled with climate change’s effects, such as heat…

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Australia is the world’s fourth-largest black truffle producer. Now scientists may have unearthed why | Farming

Australia is the world’s fourth-largest black truffle producer. Now scientists may have unearthed why | Farming

Black truffles aren’t native to Australia, but since the first oaks and hazelnuts were planted in the 1990s, the local industry has flourished, becoming the largest producer outside Europe. Now, scientists have identified the environmental factors which appear to have contributed to that success. Many types of fungi produce truffles, a fruiting body that grows…

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Fox News’s Jacqui Heinrich Describes Experiencing Chaos On Stage During Trump Assassination Attempt

Fox News’s Jacqui Heinrich Describes Experiencing Chaos On Stage During Trump Assassination Attempt

Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich recounted the chaos from the dais of Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner when a gunman tried to force his way into the ballroom event hosting the president and his administration. Armed U.S. Secret Service agents rushed the stage of the event to evacuate President Donald…

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