A Republican Stuck a New Nickname on Florida’s Black Gubernatorial Candidate And It Didn’t Go Well
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew GillumWilfredo Lee/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A conservative congressman is under fire after rolling out a new nickname for the Democratic candidate in Florida’s governor’s race. At a rally on Saturday for Republican Ron DeSantis, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) criticized crime rates in Tallahassee, where Democratic…
This Pro-Kavanaugh Ad Says Moms Should Be Afraid of #MeToo Coming for Their Sons
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Two days before the Senate voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, a new “Moms for Kavanaugh” video warned that the allegations of sexual assault against him foreshadowed a dangerous new era—for men and boys. “We are mothers,” the ad…
Carbon Dioxide Is Shriveling Men’s Balls
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A new study from researchers in California has reached some astonishing new conclusions. An interdisciplinary team composed of members from physics, physiology, statistics, and atmospheric sciences began with results from a metastudy of sperm concentration in men. This study (chart on left) confirmed that sperm…
Susan Collins Says She Believes Blasey Ford Was Assaulted—But Not by Kavanaugh
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)Alex Edelman/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Appearing on CNN this morning Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said that she believes that Christine Blasey Ford was sexually assaulted—just not by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. “I do not believe that Brett Kavanaugh was her assailant. I do believe…
Volunteer Scientists Study Flowers to Battle Climate Dread
MeadoWatch is a program that enlists volunteers to collect wildflower data on hikes at Mount Rainier National Park. Volunteers say it provides an opportunity to inject much-needed scientific data into political discussions about climate changeWolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by High…
The Internet Is in Love With These Adorable Fat Bears
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At Katmai National Park in Alaska, the bears are getting fat. Really fat. Fat helps brown bears get through hibernation, which can lasts up to six months. “Over the course of winter hibernation in the den, a bear could lose up to one third of…