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‘Spermageddon’: is the world facing a male reproductive crisis?

There is a 50% decline in average male testosterone levels over the past 50 years, according to the research presented this week. It is the latest in a series of results that suggest male fertility is in crisis. The issue …

‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

Residents of Clymers, Indiana, are opposed to a project to bury vast stores of carbon under the town and surrounding farms. The project is one of dozens of carbon sequestration projects expected to be given the green light for construction …

Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster

Tech companies are buying 70 percent of the world's supply of high-end computer memory. The demand for electricity at data centers is so great that some companies are repurposing jet engines to power them. Hard drives that I bought for …

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Red Dragon's Reach: An Eye on China and the CCP

Analyzing the global influence of China, including its political, military, and economic impact, as well as demographic trends.

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