A new study explores the phenomenon of “stealthing” ― the purposefully nonconsensual removal of condoms during sex ― and how those who fall victim to the practice can move forward. The study, by Alexandra Brodsky for the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law, is an important addition to the literature and conversation about how we define sexual assault, sexual violence, and …

Collisions of whales and boats off the coast of New England may be more common than previously believed, a team of marine scientists suggested. According to a new study, nearly 15 percent of the protected humpback whales that come to the southern Gulf of Maine to feed every spring are hit by boats and other vessels. The collisions led to …

Scientists are calling it “Steve,” and it is puzzling scientists around the world who can’t explain why it’s happening. The light had been referred to as a proton arc among aurora watchers, but when University of Calgary associate professor Eric Donovan came across the photos, he knew that could not be. Proton aurora are not visible — although Professor Donovan …

A majority of habitable planets may be water worlds that lack dry land and are dominated by oceans that cover 90 percent of their surface area, a new study has suggested. A team of researchers from the University of Barcelona, Spain, has created a statistical model based on Bayesian probability to predict the ratio of land and water on exoplanets …

On Earth Day, CNN held a discussion on climate change and Bill Nye was not happy that a skeptic was allowed on the panel. Bill Nye was invited to speak on CNN’s New Day Saturday program for Earth Day, along with May Boeve, the executive director of green action group 350.org; and William Happer, a climate change skeptic and physicist …

“Avatar 2” will be released on Dec. 18, 2020. The long-awaited sequels to James Cameron’s blockbuster movie “Avatar” finally get their official release dates. The release dates were revealed through the franchise’s official Facebook page yesterday. The currently untitled sequel will hit theatres on December 18th 2020, with respective follow-ups released on December 17th 2021, December 20th 2024, and December …

Frito-Lay issued a voluntary recall of Jalapeño Flavored Lay’s Kettle Cooked potato chips and Jalapeño Flavored Miss Vickie’s Kettle Cooked potato chips on Friday.  A supplier recalled the seasoning blend, Frito-Lay said. No salmonella was found in the seasoning supplied to Frito-Lay, but the company recalled the chips on Friday “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a press release. No …

ALIEN hunters have been left doing somersaults amid astonishing claims they have found an alien skull and an ancient tree stump on the surface of mars. ‘This object definitely looks out of place and in my opinion could be the petrified remnants of a Martian tree,’ the alien hunter and YouTuber shared in the video description. ‘Object is around 3 …

Scientists discover that strange hobbits were not shrunken versions of humanity’s ancient ancestor, Homo erectus. H. floresiensis, or the “Flores hobbit”, was only found in 2003, when researchers on the Indonesian island of Flores unearthed the remains of a previously unknown member of the human family. The study was published in the Journal of Human Evolution. The bones, uncovered deep …

NASA on Thursday released a photo taken from the Cassini spacecraft that shows a tiny-looking Earth from the view between Saturn’s icy rings. The spacecraft captured the view on April 12, 2017 at 10:41 p.m. PDT (1:41 a.m. EDT). Cassini was 870 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers) away from Earth when the image was taken. Although far too small to …

After many rumors and much speculation, the existence of Call of Duty: WWII was revealed yesterday with a countdown page leading to its official announcement . Following last year’s Infinite Warfare, a game set far in the future, it’s now known that, like the first three games in the series, WWII will be the setting for the new edition of …