Aggregator

Jem Berroya managed to swim away from the whale shark when she was snorkelling and noticed the sea creature approaching her from behind in Cebu, the Philippines.

Americans are having a record low amount of sex -- even less than they did during the Covid-19 pandemic -- according to a new study led by researchers at the Institute for Family Studies. WSJ: This continues the downward shift in sexual activity that has been worrying sociologists and psychologists for decades. For the report, called "The Sex Recession," researchers at the IFS analyzed the data on sex and intimacy in the latest General Social Survey produced by NORC at the University of Chicago, which was collected in 2024 and released in May. They found that just 37% of people age 18-64 reported having sex at least once a week, down from 55% in 1990. The decline is even more striking for young adults: Almost a quarter of people age 18-29, or 24%, said they had not had sex in the past year; this is twice as many as in 2010. Much has been written in recent years about the trend of young people having less sex, attributed to everything from stunted social skills to a rise in internet pornography. Yet the IFS study shows that the same trend holds true for people up to the age of 64, of all sexual orientations, both married and single. (After age 64, there was no significant change in the amount of sex people have, largely because this group reports having sex less frequently to begin with, the researchers said.)

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

When a midlifer reads "back-to-school beauty," she may greet it with an eye roll - after all, class ended thirty or more years ago.

Dr Tara Swart, a neuroscientist and former medical doctor, says she communicates with her dead husband every day using a simple method.

One of them was caught with £50k worth of cocaine in a stolen car

Braintree Council and the Federation of Small Businesses are launching a series of business briefings.

Bee sculptures featured in Chelmsford's Buzz in the City art trail will appear at a family-friendly farewell event.

The Russian president and the Indian prime minister beamed as they strolled into the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation talks in Tianjin, where Xi hosted more than 20 non-Western leaders.

Queen Maxima, 54, led the fashionable visit with her daughters Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane following in her stylish footsteps.

Californian businessman Matthew Pohlson says houses of the quality and size that people have come to expect from Omaze draws are in short supply.

Just as retailers find their footing after the pandemic, an energy shock and the highest inflation in decades, they're faced with the prospect of higher taxes.

Taylor Otwell says skip the clever code, keep it simple

Taylor Otwell, inventor and maintainer of popular PHP framework Laravel, is warning against overly complex code and the risks of bypassing the framework.…

Georgina showed off her 30-carat diamond ring, said to be worth £2.2 million, as she held her hands up while at the 82nd Venice Film Festival.

No10 communications director James Lyons announced he is leaving the role after a year amid a desperate effort to 'reset' the PM's team.

The key to consistency is finding a face sunscreen that you love. To make that search a little easier for you, we've been testing a bunch of new SPFs.

The 38-year-old has been handed the newly-created role of Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister as part of a slew of changes to Sir Keir's Downing Street operation.

Vermeer's celebrated work, titled The Guitar Player, is being displayed alongside the alleged imitation for the first time in more than 300 years. But which is which?

It's official - summer 2025 was the hottest summer on record for the UK.

“While no outcome can undo what happened or take away the pain, the conclusion of the case has brought me a sense of justice and recognition.”

“While no outcome can undo what happened or take away the pain, the conclusion of the case has brought me a sense of justice and recognition.”