During pregnancy, maternal and fetal cells migrate back and forth across the placenta, with fetal cells entering the mother's bloodstream and tissues. They can settle in maternal organs such as the thyroid, liver, lungs, brain and heart—and can persist there for decades.
There's no question that being in nature is good for well-being. Research shows that experiencing nature and listening to natural sounds can relax us.
The police are checking if some people had left without informing authorities.
A UN spokesman said conditions inside the camp remained "tense and volatile" after Kurdish-led forces withdrew.
Horizon 6 will feature over 500 cars, a massive map, and new ways to play with friends, and is coming to PS5 later this year The post Forza Horizon 6: Everything We Know About The Open-World Racing Game Set In Japan appeared first on Kotaku .
New University of Hawaiʻi research confirms that "Sharktober" is real, revealing a statistically significant spike in shark bite incidents in Hawaiian waters every October. The study, which analyzed 30 years of data (1995–2024), found that about 20% of all recorded bites
Bob Iger, in his second-to-last year leading Disney as CEO, saw his total compensation increase 11.5%, to a total of $45.8 million in 2025. Disney disclosed Iger’s pay package in its proxy statement filed Thursday with the SEC. Iger’s base salary for 2025 was unchanged at $1
The House on Thursday narrowly voted down a Democratic-led war powers resolution designed to block President Trump from using military force in Venezuela without explicit approval from Congress. Republicans successfully blocked the measure in a 215-215 tie-vote. Two Republicans
Chris Noth is finally discussing the end of his friendship to Sarah Jessica Parker. The two were co-stars for many years on “Sex and the City” as Mr. Big and Carrie Bradshaw, roles they reprised in the “Sex and the City” movies and the HBO Max follow-up series “And Just Like
A record showing for non-English-language films comes a decade after #OscarsSoWhite led the LA-based organization to begin making a concerted effort to find new members from outside of the United States.
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The neo-soul legend tells us about trying to celebrate a Best Original Song nomination after a year of losses
For decades, researchers thought that an October 1843 earthquake on the small Greek island of Chalke caused a powerful tsunami and led to the deaths of as many as 600 people. But a new analysis of primary accounts of the event by Ioanna Triantafyllou at Hellenic Mediterranean
The statement comes in response to Larian publishing boss Michael Douse's comment that Epic's deals might do more harm than good by keeping games off of Steam.
The Senate confirmed appropriations for the college and several other embattled cultural institutions following Trump's threats to defund them.
“The Middle East has oil,” Deng Xiaoping is reported to have remarked. “China has rare earths.” Deng was visiting one of China’s biggest rare earths mines, in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, in 1992 when he made that observation about the vast deposit of critical minerals in his
Plus, Amy Sherald signs with the Creative Artists Agency and the Whitney Museum’s head-scratching “cosmic look” at its 2026 Biennial artists.
Record revenues of €12.4bn underline how elite clubs are increasingly relying on commercial income, brand power and stadium redevelopment.
President Trump on Wednesday reached the "framework" of a deal with NATO over mineral rights and strengthening security in Greenland after backing off from his suggestion that the U.S. militarily take over the island territory. "This solution, if consummated, will be a great
Important everyday products—from plastics to detergents—are made through chemical reactions that mostly use precious metals such as platinum as catalysts. Scientists have been searching for more sustainable, low-cost substitutes for years, and tungsten carbide—an Earth-abundant
Paris Hilton on Thursday called on the House to pass a bill that would give victims of deepfake pornography the right to sue individuals who produce and share the content, citing her own experience having intimate images shared without her consent. The former reality TV star,
Sam Raimi's new film, starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien, follows a woman stranded on a desert island with her bad boss.
The U.S. president's coalition is largely made up of authoritarian countries – members who declared that their only goal is to find a solution to the crisis in Gaza and promote the two-state solution. Kushner made it clear to Israel and Hamas: The era of the status quo is over
According to a new study by the University of Würzburg, Bavarian meadows are the most monotonous insect habitats. Surprisingly, fields and settlements often offer more diversity than grassland.
Spirit Airlines could potentially avoid filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Attendees complain that it’s become overrun and devolved into a social scene that falls somewhere between St. Barth’s at New Year’s and Snow Polo in St. Moritz.
Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist Eleonora Secchi is researching how these slime-like protective films are formed, with the aim of making it easier to remove pathogenic bacteria.
David Ehrlich is back with my favorite end-of-year celebration of film; here’s his look back at the best films of 2025 ( YouTube ). See the full list at Letterboxd . I’ve only seen five of these so it’s difficult to comment on the list as a whole, but I feel like Sinners should
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Africa confronts escalating internal migration and displacement crises fueled by intensifying climate hazards—particularly prolonged droughts—and persistent armed conflicts, which compound vulnerabilities across the continent.
“Very Important People” has returned for its third season on Dropout and Vic Michaelis’ alter ego Host Vic is working overtime to make sure their interview subjects are as interesting as possible. But in typical Vic fashion, the host has zero control over the situation in
The House on Thursday approved its final slate of 2026 funding bills, overcoming Democratic demands and GOP divisions and marking a significant milestone for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he’s sought to rebuild Congress’s “muscle memory” on government funding. A three-bill
The World Economic Forum meeting at Davos shows that the room for manoeuvre is narrowing for middle powers, says US politics observer Steven Okun.
Louisiana state Rep. Julie Emerson (R) announced Thursday she was dropping her primary challenge against Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in light of Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow’s (R-La.) recent entrance into the race. “With Congresswoman Letlow’s entrance into the race, the path
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Bela Bajaria was already on her second cup of coffee when Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman started reading out the list of this year’s Oscar nominees at 5:30 in the morning. By the time they had finished with all 24 categories, Netflix had racked up 18 nominations, tying with
Wildfires in Argentina’s Patagonia continued to pressure communities in Chubut province, with active fronts and repeated flare-ups reported around Epuyén, El Hoyo and Puerto Patriada, as heat, strong winds and very low humidity complicated containment efforts. Local coverage
"We're going to be very successful in Gaza," President Trump says, as his administration laid out its vision for post-war reconstruction.
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a cellulose-based composite sheet that integrates paper pulp with starch, polyaniline (a conductive polymer), Prussian blue (a coordination compound), and alginic acid (a natural polysaccharide). These components were
The USS Abraham Lincoln and escort ships are deploying to the Middle East amid stalled UN inspections of Iran's nuclear material and the recent decline of nationwide anti-regime protests after a deadly crackdown. President Trump said the U.S. seeks to avoid further military
Some stars appear to defy time itself. Nestled within ancient star clusters, they shine bluer and brighter than their neighbors, looking far younger than their true age. Known as blue straggler stars, these stellar oddities have puzzled astronomers for more than 70 years. Now,
With nearly 140 million Americans under alerts for snow, sleet and freezing rain Thursday, people from Texas to Boston are bracing for the worst of a potentially catastrophic winter storm.
The United States has named veteran Foreign Service officer Laura Dogu as its new mission chief for Venezuela, a step that aligns with broader signs of a tentative diplomatic reset — including discussions about reopening embassies and plans for Venezuelan acting president Delcy
Other actors up for their first Academy Awards include Rose Byrne, Stellan Skarsgard and Wunmi Mosaku, among others.
E-commerce giant aims to build 230,000-square-foot property combining retail space with fulfillment operations in Orland Park, Illinois.
"She has satisfied the judgment," the guard's lawyer tells Rolling Stone . "It required us going to the one-yard line"
GOP strategist Karl Rove on Wednesday said President Trump’s “utterly mystifying” behavior is driving away swing voters from the party ahead of the midterm elections. “A year ago Tuesday, Donald Trump was sworn in for a second time as president. It’s been a year of rapid
"Everybody has a boss and they need to realize that Bari Weiss is theirs," a source told The Post.
Fewer people under age 50 are dying from cancer in the U.S., but colorectal cancer mortality rates continue to surge