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Author: Andy Corbley

More Space Telescopes: Nancy Grace Roman to Search For Dark Matter and Exoplanets in 2027
ArchivesSpace

More Space Telescopes: Nancy Grace Roman to Search For Dark Matter and Exoplanets in 2027

July 26, 2022October 28, 2023

Story at a glance… The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was just awarded its launch contract. Set to debut…

China’s Comments on John Bolton Are A Tough but Necessary Pill to Swallow
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China’s Comments on John Bolton Are A Tough but Necessary Pill to Swallow

July 25, 2022

PICTURED: John Bolton and Wang Wenbin. PC: Gage Skidmore. CC 2.0. When John Bolton appeared on CNN in early…

Debate on Federal Budget Kicks Off with Bill to Create Additional $8 Trillion in National Debt
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Debate on Federal Budget Kicks Off with Bill to Create Additional $8 Trillion in National Debt

July 21, 2022

PICTURED: Sen. Braun (R – IL) arguing for his budget on the Senate floor. The Senate has begun work…

Ukraine Preparing to Target Russian Fleet—and Even Crimea with American Missiles
ArchivesWar

Ukraine Preparing to Target Russian Fleet—and Even Crimea with American Missiles

July 20, 2022January 24, 2024

In a confrontational turn, the Deputy Defense Ministry of Ukraine has said they will begin using US-provided weapons to…

Tesco Fake Meat Advertisement Ruled Unsubstantiated and “Likely to Mislead”
ArchivesNutrition

Tesco Fake Meat Advertisement Ruled Unsubstantiated and “Likely to Mislead”

July 19, 2022June 30, 2023

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), after investigating a 2021 Tesco ad regarding its name-brand “Plant Chef” plant-based burger,…

House Democrats Pass a Military Budget Set to Doom Afghanistan to Famine
ArchivesForeign Policy

House Democrats Pass a Military Budget Set to Doom Afghanistan to Famine

July 18, 2022January 24, 2024

Preparing the military budget for the United States for a fiscal year is a long process, and in the…

Ice Baths and Cryotherapy Help Australian Man Stay Alive Under Constant Danger from Cystic Fibrosis
ArchivesPhysiology

Ice Baths and Cryotherapy Help Australian Man Stay Alive Under Constant Danger from Cystic Fibrosis

July 14, 2022June 30, 2023

For centuries, people in northern European countries have bathed in rivers and lakes in wintertime as a way to…

Joe Biden’s Trip To Saudi Arabia Is a Disaster
ArchivesForeign Policy

Joe Biden’s Trip To Saudi Arabia Is a Disaster

July 12, 2022January 24, 2024

Story at a glance… Joe Biden leaves on Friday for Saudi Arabia on a cynical mission. While Yemen is…

Space

Tomorrow the James Webb Telescope Will Show the World What It Can Do

July 11, 2022

In just over 24 hours, the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images will be shown to the public. On…

Earth Sciences

Newly Discovered Giant Carnivore Shows Dinosaurs Like T-Rex Paid for Huge Skulls with Tiny Arms

July 8, 2022

PICTURED: An artists recreation of Meraxes gigas. PC: Universidad Nacional di Rio Negro. Released. What do we know about…

NASA Administrator Reminds World it Needs Americans and Russians to Operate the Space Station
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NASA Administrator Reminds World it Needs Americans and Russians to Operate the Space Station

July 6, 2022

PICTURED: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. In a hostile interview with Der Spiegel, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson stood his ground…

Russian Forces Take All of Luhansk and Prepare For Donetsk Next
War

Russian Forces Take All of Luhansk and Prepare For Donetsk Next

July 5, 2022

PICTURED: A Lysychansk building hit by a June 16th airstrike. PC: State Emergency Service of Ukraine. CC 4.0. KYIV,…

African Court Rules in Favor of Indigenous Ogiek People On Reparations and Land Rights in Kenya’s Forests
ArchivesPolicy

African Court Rules in Favor of Indigenous Ogiek People On Reparations and Land Rights in Kenya’s Forests

July 4, 2022July 3, 2023

Story at a glance… An African human rights court ruled in favor of the Ogiek people of Kenya against…

NATO to Octuple Standing Army, Fight Terrorism Across Africa, Middle-East, and “Address” China
Foreign Policy

NATO to Octuple Standing Army, Fight Terrorism Across Africa, Middle-East, and “Address” China

July 1, 2022

PICTURED: Demonstrators take part in an anti-NATO protest ahead of the NATO summit, held on June 28th and June…

Breakthrough Zero-Carbon Swedish Fertilizer “Biochar” Set to Take Root Across the World
ArchivesEnvironment

Breakthrough Zero-Carbon Swedish Fertilizer “Biochar” Set to Take Root Across the World

June 30, 2022July 9, 2023

Imagine if every time you threw out your lawn and garden waste, you were actively fighting global warming. That’s…

Tufts University Hopes to Take Meat Away from School Children
ArchivesNutrition

Tufts University Hopes to Take Meat Away from School Children

June 29, 2022July 4, 2023

Tufts University School of Nutrition and Science Policy has a bone to pick with Americans eating meat. Over the…

The Benefits of Nootropic Mushrooms — Fungi for the Brain
ArchivesNutrition

The Benefits of Nootropic Mushrooms — Fungi for the Brain

June 28, 2022July 4, 2023

This is part three of a three-part story on supplementing with medicinal mushrooms. You can read part one about…

These Common Kitchen Mushroom Species Are Medicines in Disguise
ArchivesNutrition

These Common Kitchen Mushroom Species Are Medicines in Disguise

June 27, 2022September 20, 2023

This is part two of a three-part series on edible mushrooms as medicinal supplements, you can read part one…

Why Medicinal Mushroom Species Might Be One of the Only Supplements Worth Taking
ArchivesNutrition

Why Medicinal Mushroom Species Might Be One of the Only Supplements Worth Taking

June 24, 2022July 4, 2023

Reishi, Chaga, turkey tail, lion’s mane, agarika, cordyceps, if these don’t ring a bell, they all have one thing…

Escalation Risks Between Russia and U.S. Rise with Refinery Drone Attack
War

Escalation Risks Between Russia and U.S. Rise with Refinery Drone Attack

June 23, 2022

PICTURED: Russian Emergency Situation ministry’s firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the Novoshakhtinsk oil processing plant…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…

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American Children Getting as Much as Two-Thirds of Daily Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods

Andy Corbley August 7, 2025

Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…

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