This article was originally published by Edison Reed at Natural News.  An international team of researchers reported finding microplastic particles in human brain tissue at concentrations seven to thirty times higher than in the liver or kidneys, according to a Perspective published May 5, 2026, in the journal Brain Health. Researchers from the University of New Mexico, the University of Ottawa, Technische Universität Dresden, and King’s College London analyzed tissue samples from donors between 2016 and 2024 and observed a 50% increase in plastic burden over that period, with the highest levels found in donors diagnosed with dementia. The findings prompted…

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The United States on Tuesday launched strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, deepening doubts about prospects for peace between the two countries. “The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” U.S. Central Command said on X. Trump earlier said the two U.S. pilots involved in the incident were uninjured but that the United States would respond to the attack. The Apache was brought down by a one-way Iranian attack drone, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Iran’s Foreign…

A U.S. sailor who killed a fellow service member will spend 44 years behind bars after pleading guilty at a general court-martial, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service announced Tuesday.Culinary Specialist Seaman Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland admitted Monday to the unpremeditated murder of Culinary Specialist Seaman Angelina Petra Resendiz, whom he strangled to death in a barracks building after a disagreement. The verdict for his prison sentence arrived Tuesday.“Seaman Copeland deserves to be held fully accountable for his heinous actions that resulted in the tragic murder of Petty Officer Resendiz,” said Special Agent in Charge Emily Schmid of the Norfolk Field…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Today’s fish finders and marine mapping systems are light-years ahead of those available just a few years ago, and in some cases, the pricing matches those advances. I’ve often simultaneously lamented and laughed at the fact that the mounting bracket for a graph on my most recent boat cost more than the entire electronics setup on my first bass boat in 1996. Of course, there’s a sweet spot of value where the X and Y axis of price and functionality meet.…

U.S. lawmakers across the aisle disagree about how much of a funding increase is necessary for the military during the next fiscal year, leading to at least one senator foreseeing another government shutdown.As the Senate Armed Services Committee continues to work through its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2027, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said during a Tuesday hearing that America has a defense crisis, but Republicans and Democrats do not currently see eye to eye on the amount of funding required to mitigate the challenge.During a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing about the Department of the…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics If you’ve been a serious bass angler long enough, you’ve seen trending baits come and go. It seems like once every three or four years a new bait hits the market and the bass, along with the anglers, just can’t get enough of it. But that rise to fame is typically short lived. Like a one-hit wonder on the radio, the most popular bait one year will fade into obscurity the next. The River2Sea Whopper Plopper in 2016 after Chris Lane’s performance on Toledo Bend, the…

Just hours after United States President Donald Trump claimed that a deal with Iran is close, Israel once again attacked Lebanon. The military assault in Lebanon consisted of striking the southern city of Tyre and issuing an evacuation warning that for the first time included the port’s Christian quarter. “We’re in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal,” Trump said early Tuesday of the ongoing negotiations to end the war that the US and Israel began in late February. The attacks on Lebanon risked renewed fighting with Tehran, a day after exchanges that had threatened a…

The days of brotherly body odor and tossing and turning to the sound of a bunkmate’s late-night calls with his “one and only” may soon be over for junior enlisted service members stationed at Camp Hansen, Japan, as the installation prepares to move service members into new barracks with individual bedrooms.Last week, U.S. Marine Corps and local leaders attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the three new six-story barracks buildings designed to house over 1,000 Marines and sailors near the shores of Kin Bay, according to a spokesperson from the service. In July, the first new residents will begin moving in.…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Three New Mexico men connected to a big-game hunting outfitter are being charged with running a years’ long fraud scheme to obtain resident elk tags and sell them to out-of-state hunters. In announcing the charges Monday, federal prosecutors with the United States Attorney’s Office accused Danial Adair, Daniel Nicolds, and his brother Lary Nicolds of fraudulently obtaining elk tags and transferring them to out-of-state hunters in exchange for payment and guiding services, which they then concealed from the IRS. Prosecutors say…

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has launched an experimental Arctic drone task force expanding its military presence in the region. The United States-led bloc has consistently cited an alleged Russian threat to justify its Arctic buildup. According to a report by RT, this latest NATO initiative was unveiled over the weekend as the research vessel Alliance departed La Spezia, Italy, launching Task Force X-Arctic (TFX-Arctic). The experimental unit is set to operate through 2026 and into next year, with the stated aim of demonstrating how uncrewed systems can provide persistent multi-domain situational awareness across the North Atlantic, the Arctic, and the…

Fifty years ago, a U.S. Air Force colonel named John Boyd offered a profound insight into why battles are won or lost. His famous Observe, Orient, Decide, Act — or OODA — Loop described the mental cycle by which combatants, from fighter pilots to generals, assess and react to a constantly changing situation. Those with a faster OODA Loop could exploit opportunities while their befuddled opponents struggled to understand what was going on. Germany crushed France in 1940 largely because of a sluggish French command system that was always one OODA step behind the swift panzer divisions. More recently, OODA…

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Army mortar teams have replaced 20-year-old software used to calculate firing data and ballistics with a new application designed for smartphones and tablets.In a press release, the Army said the Mortar App was approved for release to all Army mortar units in March 2026 following roughly three years of testing and six years of development.Julia Gustafson, a computer engineer at the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center and the app’s project lead, described it as “something modern, user-friendly and responsive.”According to Gustafson, soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division were able to use the app effectively with minimal training. The…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics This story, “The Hammerhead,” appeared in the January 1953 issue of Outdoor Life. Something had to give. My fly rod had that deadly arc indicative of ultimate stress. The bend was severe just above the grip, and the rest of the rod lay out almost parallel with the water. But I just didn’t have enough strength left in my wrist to raise the thing. I glanced at the anchor rope, and then I reached for it. My little watch fob of an anchor came easily out…

The media is reporting on the “good news” about the Ebola outbreak this week. The first piece of good news is that three new vaccine candidates are being “fast-tracked” to create one that will work well in a short amount of time. Authorities also said that they have downgraded both the confirmed number of cases and deaths in the region affected, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the second piece of “good news.” First, we heard there’s new funding of up to US$62 million to fast-track the development of vaccine candidates against the type of virus circulating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…

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The Pentagon recently named the winners of the Lethality Prize Challenge in the Drone Dominance program, a $1.1 billion effort to expand domestic drone production and reduce the cost of commercial drones for military use.The Defense Innovation Unit announced in a LinkedIn post last month that the winners — Bravo Ordnance, Kela Technologies, Kraken Kinetics, Mountain Horse Solutions and Northrop Grumman — developed “cost-effective, mass-producible, and easily integrated lethal payloads for small drones.”According to the program’s Industry Day presentation, military officials reviewed submissions from 17 vendors. Evaluators examined both the payloads themselves and how they interfaced with various Electronic Safe…

Editor’s note: This is a developing story.Two U.S. Army soldiers were rescued Monday after their AH-64 Apache helicopter went down near the coast of Oman, U.S. Central Command said. The crew was rescued by American forces within two hours, at 7:33 p.m. Eastern Time, according to the release. Both are in stable condition. The helicopter was “patrolling regional waters,” according to the command, and the cause of the incident is under investigation. U.S. Navy assets from Naval Forces Central Command, including Task Force 59, and the 82nd Airborne Division led the rescue, with assistance from the Air Force.Task Force 59…

This article was originally published by Zoey Sky at Natural News.  A major new Pew Research Center poll shows that in 32 out of 36 countries surveyed, the majority of people now view Israel unfavorably. On average, 67% of adults across these nations hold negative opinions, with only 25% having a positive view. This marks a sharp and historic decline in Israel’s global reputation. The most intense negative feelings come from countries like Turkey (97% unfavorable), Pakistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia. But the shift is also dramatic in Western nations that have long been Israel’s closest allies. For example, unfavorable views…

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