‘Cheaper, More Humane’ Drones Emerge as Key Weapon in Mosquito Control from Poland to Africa
In Ghana, Kenya, Japan, Poland and probably other countries as well, it’s now the mosquitos who fear the sound…
Author: Andy Corbley
Europe’s New Taliban Outreach Starts at Help with Mass Deportations
Afghan diplomats are occupying consulate buildings in Geneva and Berlin as Western Europe attempts to implement a policy of…
US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…
Huge Jump in Producer Prices Point to Tariffs Beginning to Weigh on American Businesses
The July Producer Price Index (PPI) report printed an eye-catching 0.9% month-over-month increase, the largest such increase recorded in…
Just the Facts: the Famine in Gaza
Israel’s siege on Gaza has been ongoing for approximately 1 year and 10 months. From the operational standpoint, the…
Museums Are Finding More and More New Species in Their Own Collections: an Example of ‘Museum Mining’
The next great era of paleontology may not actually happen digging in the field, but rather digging through drawers.…
American Children Getting as Much as Two-Thirds of Daily Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods
Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…
How Travel Advisories Influence the Shaping of Travel and Tourism Trends
Recent travel advisories are re-shaping where tourists go for vacation, making less prominent destinations more desirable because of a…
Syrians Hoping for Democracy View September Elections as Concerning Amid Continuing Civil Conflict
Arab-world news reports suggest that upcoming September elections in Syria aren’t all that previously-hopeful Syrians had envisioned amid the…
By the Time France and UK Recognize a Palestinian State, There Won’t Be One
Both the French and UK heads of state have announced that their governments will recognize a Palestinian state by…
Space Force Conducts First ‘Orbital Warfare’ Drill as Militarization of Space Continues
Approximately 700 US Space Force “Guardians,” along with 12,000 US airmen participated in the large-scale Resolute Space 2025 exercise…
Christians, Catholics in Gaza and the West Bank Face Killings and Persecution
Christian holy sites in both Gaza and the West Bank have faced their felt the brunt of Israeli bombing…
America’s Ozempic Obsession Profiles Like so Many Weight-Loss Fads of Years Passed
It’s been 4 years since semaglutide was first approved as an anti-obesity medication in the West. Since then, with…
Psychedelic Mushrooms Reduced Human Cellular Aging by 57%, Increased Lifespan in Mice 30%
Researchers have discovered that the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms can extend lifespan and reduce cellular aging by 50%…
International Pressure on Israel Grows as IDF Soldiers Arrested in Belgium in Connection with War Crimes
For decades, members of Israel’s military faced little if any international prosecution for war crimes committed against Palestinians during…
Ghadames Removed from UNESCO World Heritage Danger List — “The Pearl of the Desert” Restored
The Old Town of Ghadamès, one of the oldest pre-Islamic cities in North Africa, is known affectionately as “the…
UNESCO World Heritage Class of 2025: Rock Art, a Disney Castle, and the Memory of a Genocide
The 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee took place in Paris this year from July 6th to 16th,…
New Intelligence Assessment Suggests Just One of Three Iranian Nuclear Sites Destroyed
According to “five current and former US officials familiar” with the latest intelligence assessment on Iran’s nuclear program, just…
House and Senate Committe Poised to Reject Trump’s NASA Budget Cut
The Senate Appropriations Committee is currently engaged in markup of an appropriations bill for Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS),…
Cambodia, Indonesia Closing in on Deals with US, but Malaysia in No Rush
Announced frameworks between the US and Southeast Asian nations seem to be materializing, alleviating fears that the high tariff…