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Peter Foreshaw Brookes says worry about falling sperm counts is misplacedThe Italian “demographic winter” has a number of causes, but rising male biological infertility is not one (A child is born:... Read more Peter Foreshaw Brookes says worry about falling sperm counts is misplacedThe Italian “demographic winter” has a number of causes, but rising male biological infertility is not one (A child is born: Italians celebrate village’s first baby in 30 years, 26 December).A lot of worry about falling sperm counts has been generated by some studies, but a more recent meta‑analysis found, through inclusion of regional controls, an increase in US sperm counts between 1970 and 2018. Sperm counts may be falling in places like the Chinese province of Henan, which has substantial air and water pollution, but there is limited evidence that sperm counts are falling in the developed world. Continue reading... Show less

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Happy New Year! Need something low-key to watch while you recover? How about a couple hours of Aaron and I shooting the shit as we look back on 2025's best and worst dad jokes in Breaking Change's ... Read more Happy New Year! Need something low-key to watch while you recover? How about a couple hours of Aaron and I shooting the shit as we look back on 2025's best and worst dad jokes in Breaking Change's 2nd annual Punsort! https://justin.searls.co/casts/feature-release-v48.1-2nd-annual-punsort/ Show less

BRISTOL CITY are in line for a significant payday should Antoine Semenyo make an anticipated January move. The Robins sold the Ghanaian to Bournemouth in 2023 for a fee of £10million. But they are ... Read more BRISTOL CITY are in line for a significant payday should Antoine Semenyo make an anticipated January move. The Robins sold the Ghanaian to Bournemouth in 2023 for a fee of £10million. But they are expected to make even more than that fee back again thanks to a clever clause inserted into the deal. The Championship... Show less

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Learn more about IRAS 23077+6707, a protoplanetary disk, nicknamed Dracuala's Chivito, that may serve as a planet nursery and be the largest disk ever observed in visible light. 

Il y a 252 millions d’années, 90 % de la vie sur notre Terre a disparu. La faute à un réchauffement climatique aussi soudain qu’interminable. Les chercheurs ont enfin compris ce qui se cachait derr... Read more Il y a 252 millions d’années, 90 % de la vie sur notre Terre a disparu. La faute à un réchauffement climatique aussi soudain qu’interminable. Les chercheurs ont enfin compris ce qui se cachait derrière. Et ils nous préviennent que cela pourrait recommencer… Show less

From astronauts looping around the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for space exploration. ... Read more From astronauts looping around the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for space exploration. Show less