The emerging link between plastics and infertility | CNN

Globally, sperm count and overall fertility dropped more than 50% since the 1950s, and the decline appears to be accelerating. One theory: The toxins that leach from plastics may be partly to blame.

A Netflix documentary, “The Plastic Detox,” followed five couples with unexplained infertility for three months while they reduced levels of plastic in their homes. While not a scientific study, the men’s sperm count rose and levels of certain plastics in the blood and urine of each couple dropped during the intervention. Several couples later went on to conceive. However, the link between reducing plastics and improving fertility remains to be proven.

CNN’s Sandee LaMotte speaks to one of those couples, Eric and Julie Isaac, about their journey to rid their lives of plastics.

It’s fish school time! These rescued harbor seal pups are learning an important lesson: fish are food! At SR3, a nonprofit marine wildlife hospital in the Pacific Northwest, seal pup patients in their care must graduate fish school before they’re released back into their home waters – the Salish Sea.

The 911 call audio when actress Hayden Panettiere was found unresponsive has been released. CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister reports.

Surveillance footage from Kelly Clarkson’s dispute at a toy store in Brooklyn has been released. The footage was exclusively obtained, by podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out.” It comes after Clarkson’s tweet about the incident – apparently involving a $15,000 mechanical bird called Molly - went viral, where she said the shop treated her like she couldn’t afford it. The store has offered a different version of events. The CCTV footage is mute and it's not clear how it was obtained.

A 21-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted during a party at an Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house near the University of Chicago. The university says a person of interest, who is not a student or otherwise affiliated with the school, has been identified and banned from campus, but no one was in custody as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Chicago police.

The Haskell Free Library isn’t your average library — the building is split by the US-Canada border line. For over a century, the library welcomed Canadians and Americans through one entrance on the US side of the border. In 2025, that changed. CNN’s Omar Jimenez takes you inside the library that’s trying to preserve the US-Canada bond.

Imagine getting a one-way ticket to space — with zero chance of survival. It actually happened to man’s best friend… and it was no accident. Meet Laika, the space dog, who became the first living being to travel to Earth orbit.

Pope Leo XIV had surgery at Agostino Gemelli University Policlinic in northwest Rome to remove a nodule that was determined to be pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. The Vatican said surgeons removed the cancerous growth, along with the lower lobe of his right lung. CNN's Christopher Lamb reports.

自20世纪50年代以来，全球精子数量和整体生育率下降了50%以上，而且这种下降趋势似乎还在加速。一种理论认为：塑料渗出的毒素可能是部分原因。

Netflix纪录片《塑料排毒》跟踪拍摄了五对不明原因不孕的夫妇，在三个月的时间里，他们减少了家中的塑料用量。虽然这并非一项科学研究，但干预期间，男性的精子数量有所增加，每对夫妇血液和尿液中某些塑料的含量也有所下降。之后，几对夫妇成功怀孕。然而，减少塑料用量与提高生育能力之间的联系仍有待证实。

CNN 的 Sandee LaMotte 采访了其中一对夫妇 Eric 和 Julie Isaac，了解他们如何摆脱生活中的塑料制品。

鱼类学习时间到啦！这些获救的港海豹幼崽正在学习一堂重要的课：鱼是食物！在位于太平洋西北地区的非营利性海洋野生动物医院SR3，他们照料的海豹幼崽必须完成鱼类学习课程才能被放归到它们的家园——萨利什海。

女演员海顿·潘妮蒂尔被发现失去意识时的911报警录音已被公布。CNN记者伊丽莎白·瓦格迈斯特报道。

凯莉·克拉克森在布鲁克林一家玩具店与人发生争执的监控录像已被公开。这段录像由播客节目“Pablo Torre Finds Out”独家获得。此前，克拉克森在推特上发布了关于此事的推文，该推文迅速走红。据悉，这起事件与一只名为“莫莉”（Molly）的价值1.5万美元的机械鸟有关。克拉克森在推文中表示，玩具店对待她的态度就像她买不起一样。玩具店方面则给出了不同的说法。这段监控录像没有声音，目前尚不清楚它是如何获得的。

一名21岁女子报案称，她在芝加哥大学附近一处Alpha Epsilon Pi兄弟会会所举办的派对上遭到性侵。芝加哥大学方面表示，已锁定一名与该校无关的嫌疑人，并禁止其进入校园。但据芝加哥警方称，截至周二下午，尚无人被拘留。

哈斯克尔免费图书馆并非普通的图书馆——这座建筑被美加边境线一分为二。一个多世纪以来，图书馆一直通过美国一侧的入口迎接加拿大人和美国人。但到了2025年，情况发生了改变。CNN记者奥马尔·吉梅内斯将带您走进这座致力于维系美加友谊的图书馆。

想象一下，拿到一张单程太空机票——而且毫无生还的可能。这竟然发生在人类最好的朋友身上……而且并非偶然。来认识一下莱卡吧，这只太空犬成为了第一个进入地球轨道的生物。

教宗利奥十四世在罗马西北部的阿戈斯蒂诺·杰梅利大学医院接受了手术，切除了一个被确诊为肺腺癌的结节，这是最常见的肺癌类型。梵蒂冈方面表示，外科医生切除了癌性肿块以及他右肺的下叶。CNN记者克里斯托弗·兰姆报道。