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Nov 17, 2025
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Are there species with more than two sexes?

Yes — multiple documented lifeforms have more than two mating types or “sexes”: single-celled ciliates like Tetrahymena thermophila can have seven mating types , some fungi (e.g., Schizophyllum commun...

Dec 8, 2025
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Who is the current ultimate owner of the Daily Mail and what is its ownership structure?

The Daily Mail is ultimately controlled by the Rothermere family through Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), a group taken private after a 2021–2023 buyout led by the family; the family exercises con...

Dec 1, 2025
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What role do the Skene's glands and the G-spot play in female ejaculation and arousal?

Scientific and popular sources agree that Skene’s glands — often called the “female prostate” — produce a whitish, prostate-like secretion and are a plausible source of the small-volume “female ejacul...

Dec 13, 2025

South Korea’s NHS distributed 100,000 free sweat patches for diabetes detection in March 2025

No available source in the provided set says the South Korean NHS (or any “NHS”) distributed 100,000 free sweat patches in March 2025; reporting in these sources describes laboratory and animal work o...

Nov 27, 2025

Which scientists or faculty received funding tied to Epstein and did that affect their research or reputations?

Newly released House Oversight emails and prior reporting show numerous prominent scientists and faculty had financial or personal ties to Jeffrey Epstein — including Lawrence Summers, Marvin Minsky, ...

Dec 4, 2025

Can flat earth theory explain the phenomenon of ships disappearing over the horizon?

Ships reliably appear to “sink” hull-first as they move away because observers reach a geometric horizon; multiple mainstream accounts measure disappearance distances consistent with curvature (observ...

Dec 19, 2025

What are Dr. Steven Gundry's main dietary principles and how do they differ from mainstream nutrition advice?

Dr. Steven Gundry’s dietary approach centers on the assertion that lectins — a class of proteins in many plants — drive inflammation, weight gain and chronic disease, and therefore should be avoided o...

Dec 15, 2025

Louis Pasteur diary

Louis Pasteur’s original laboratory notebooks and personal papers were largely kept in private hands until Pasteur’s grandson, Pasteur Vallery-Radot, donated them to France’s national library in 1964,...

Nov 17, 2025

Have any whistleblowers or credible insiders provided verifiable, independently confirmed samples of alleged 'chemtrail' substances?

No provided sources document any whistleblower or insider producing verifiable, independently confirmed samples of alleged “chemtrail” substances; mainstream reporting and scientific reviews say there...

Nov 11, 2025

Are there credible sources claiming 3iAtlas is an alien spacecraft?

The claim that 3I/ATLAS is an alien spacecraft is promoted by a small number of visible voices, most notably Harvard astronomer , but the overwhelming consensus among professional astronomers and spac...

Dec 15, 2025

Who is funding or backing Elon Musk's dementia treatment research and what are their credentials?

Public reporting links Elon Musk primarily to funding and leadership of Neuralink — a private neurotech company Musk co‑founded that has raised at least $158 million overall, about $100 million of whi...

Dec 12, 2025

What are scientific explanations for why the horizon appears flat to the naked eye?

The horizon looks flat to human eyes primarily because of perspective and the enormous scale of Earth: an Earth radius of ~6,400 km compared with a person’s height makes the local tangent line essenti...

Dec 20, 2025

Which medical and nutrition experts have publicly critiqued or endorsed Dr. Gundry's recommendations?

Dr. Steven Gundry’s lectin-avoidance programs have attracted vocal praise from some high-profile users and readers while drawing sustained criticism from registered dietitians, science writers and med...

Dec 16, 2025

3:06 / 18:47 The whole point of evolution

Evolutionary science explains that life changes over time through processes like natural selection, genetic drift, mutation and gene flow; modern research sharpens those mechanisms and sometimes chall...

Dec 15, 2025

Is China's carbon emissions as larger as the combined emissions of the next 9 largest emitters?

China remains by far the world’s largest annual greenhouse‑gas emitter, accounting for roughly one‑third of global emissions and emitting an estimated 15.1–15.2 GtCO2e in 2025 according to Climate Act...