Tiny fragments of plastic have been found in nearly every organ in the body, including the brain and lungs. For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency is adding these microplastics to a list of drinking water contaminants the agency is considering for future regulation. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to…
Sex might seem an intimate act, but scientists have shed fresh light on how octopuses manage it at arm’s length. Male octopuses use a specialised arm called the hectocotylus to place a package of sperm inside the female’s reproductive system. But how this arm detects a mate, or delivers the sperm to the right location,…
Rumors have swirled for months about President Donald Trump firing Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi — and the president finally pulled the trigger Thursday. Trump told Bondi Wednesday, before his big speech on Iran, that her time as AG was coming to an end. One White House official told the Daily Caller that there is…
A federal judge in New York tossed out actor Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims Thursday against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie “It Ends With Us,” but he left intact two retaliation claims. The 152-page ruling by Judge Lewis J. Liman in Manhattan came after Lively sued Baldoni in December 2024, alleging sexual…
Deon Thomas’ Bruce Pearl comments show Illinois still hasn’t forgotten originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. More than three decades later, the wound still hasn’t fully healed, and Deon Thomas made that clear again this week as Illinois prepares for the Final Four. Speaking…
Moving away from body mass index (BMI) alone to diagnose obesity may delay treatment for millions of patients, a group of experts from the Endocrine Society warned in a guideline communication. In January 2025, a Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology global commission pitched a new framework that called for a more nuanced approach to diagnosing obesity….
NASA’s mission management team cleared the Orion capsule and its three-man, one-woman crew for a critical rocket firing Thursday evening to break out of Earth orbit and head for the moon. Launched from the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen spent their first…
ActBlue was started way back in 2004 basically because Democrats hated George W. Bush. Then, the PAC helped Obama get elected and also raised a ton of money for Kamala Harris after Biden dropped out of the last Presidential election. Now, they have big problems. ActBlue’s comms team is…
Moderator: [Earlier in the video] “Would you rather have a mouth full of bees, or one bee in your butt?” Moderator: [Two minutes later] “Would you rather be constantly itchy when you’re wearing clothes, or be constantly itchy when you’re naked?” Pedro: “And you have such a great body.” Chris Evans: “Oh, Pedro.” Pedro: “And…
INDIANAPOLIS — Solo Ball isn’t just a good shooter. He’s a great one. A net-shredder in the flesh. His 99 3-pointers last year — the fourth-most in a single season at UConn — prove that loud and clear. But with a Final Four clash with No. 3 seed Illinois looming in less than 48 hours,…
