Once a year‚ after dark‚ a bit of magic happens in the ocean. In tropical waters worldwide‚ large chunks of coral — those colorful rocklike structures in shallow‚ coastal waters‚ each a colony of living animals — start puffing out hundreds of little pearl-sized balls. Some are pink. Others are red‚ orange‚ or yellow. For a few minutes‚ the ocean is a snow globe‚ and then the balls float away. This phenomenon‚ known as spawning‚ is how many corals reproduce. Each ball is a bundle of...

Pornhub‚ a subsidiary of Aylo‚ has now ceased access to the site in Texas after an age-verification law was passed. The company made a statement about disabling the adult content site on Thursday.  The statement from the pornography company stated‚ "As you may know‚ your elected officials in Texas are requiring us to verify your age before allowing you access to our website. Not only does this impinge on the rights of adults to access protected speech‚ it fails strict scrutiny by...

Two years into office‚ President Donald Trump authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to launch a clandestine campaign on Chinese social media aimed at turning public opinion in China against its government‚ according to former U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the highly classified operation. Three former officials told Reuters that the CIA created a small team of operatives who used bogus internet identities to spread negative narratives about Xi Jinping’s government while leaking...