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Superfoods That Offer Single Bites to Top Up Important Nutrients
ArchivesNutrition

Superfoods That Offer Single Bites to Top Up Important Nutrients

February 16, 2022September 7, 2023

Diana Rodgers, an author and registered dietician, is the host of the Sustainable Dish Podcast where she sometimes recounts…

World News

European Security Crisis: Why Major Populations Don’t Seem to Care

February 14, 2022

PICTURED: A recently-arrived American B-52 escorted through Europe’s skies by Portuguese jets. KYIV, Ukraine. February 14th, 2022. After another…

War

One Year Later and Biden Considering Rejoining Quest for Yemen Extermination

February 11, 2022

PICTURED: King Salman and US President Joe Biden discussed strengthening partnership during phone call. PC: Reuters. Fair Use. WASHINGTON…

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Sitting in Front of the TV Increases Risk of Death Even Among Active People

February 10, 2022

While watching Netflix, a film, or sports after a day at work can be a desirable way to relax,…

Sitting Long Enough Cancels The Beneficial Effects of Exercise
ArchivesPhysiology

Sitting Long Enough Cancels The Beneficial Effects of Exercise

February 9, 2022September 7, 2023

It’s not too difficult to imagine this scenario in the tech and service-sector-heavy American economy. A working individual wakes…

World News

On Ukraine: France Holds Up the Play While Ukraine Moves into Position

February 8, 2022

PICTURED: Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division get off a C-17 Globemaster aircraft at Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport, Poland, on Feb.…

Dietary Selenium Brings Neurogenesis and Reverses Cognitive Decline in Elderly Similarly to Exercise
ArchivesNutrition

Dietary Selenium Brings Neurogenesis and Reverses Cognitive Decline in Elderly Similarly to Exercise

February 7, 2022September 7, 2023

Story at a glance… Selenium was found to pair with exercise’s beneficial effect for hippocampal health. Exercise in mice…

Are We About to Witness a Supermassive Black Hole Merger?
Space

Are We About to Witness a Supermassive Black Hole Merger?

February 4, 2022

PICTURED: Edited Hubble Space Telescope montage (created by NASA) of various galaxies with growing black holes due to collisions…

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Scientists Discover A New Coral Reef—One of the Largest and Most Pristine on Earth

February 3, 2022

PICTURED: Alexis Rosenfeld photographs deep-water corals off Tahiti. PC: UNESCO/Alexis Rosenfeld/1 Ocean ©. Released. A field of rose shaped…

Foreign Policy

Iran Nuclear Deal: Time for Political Decisions is Now Say Parties

February 2, 2022

PICTURED: The Natanz Nuclear Facility, Iran. VIENNA, Austria. February 1st. 2022. The conclusion of the eighth round of negotiations…

There Are 9,000 Undiscovered Tree Species, Kept Genetically Healthy By Ancient Trees
ArchivesEnvironment

There Are 9,000 Undiscovered Tree Species, Kept Genetically Healthy By Ancient Trees

February 1, 2022July 5, 2023

Story at a glance… Ancient trees contain genetic information vital to helping forests adapt to changing conditions These trees…

Space

China Releases its 5-Year Plan for Space

January 31, 2022

BEIJING, China. January 28th, 2022. The Chinese government released a 5-year plan for the future of its space exploration…

Gene Roddenberry’s Wife’s Ashes to Be Launched into Space Alongside Experimental Moon Lander
Space

Gene Roddenberry’s Wife’s Ashes to Be Launched into Space Alongside Experimental Moon Lander

January 28, 2022

PICTURED: Majel Barrett Roddenberry poses with her husband, Gene Roddenberry. PC: Roddenberry Archives. HOUSTON, Texas. January 26th, 2022. When…

World News

Biden and Blinken Term Ukraine Tensions World War II-like, and Look to Send 50,000 American Troops to Europe

January 27, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine. January 22nd 2022. PICTURED: 80 tons of “Lethal weaponry” arrives in Ukraine from the United States. WASHINGTON…

$8 Green LED Lights Offer Incredible Protection to Sharks and Rays from Fishing Nets
ArchivesConservation

$8 Green LED Lights Offer Incredible Protection to Sharks and Rays from Fishing Nets

January 26, 2022August 8, 2023

Story at a glance… Green lights attached to gill nets reduce bycatch, a harmful effect of fishing that can…

World News

Millions of Dollars, Tons of Weapons, 1 German Navy Chief Among Recent Gifts to Ukraine

January 24, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine. January 22nd 2022. PICTURED: 80 tons of “Lethal weaponry” arrives in Ukraine from the United States. WASHINGTON…

How to Protect Yourself from Choline Deficiency
ArchivesNutrition

How to Protect Yourself from Choline Deficiency

January 20, 2022September 7, 2023

An essential nutrient, choline goes largely unmentioned in modern nutritional discussions. The non-profit, extra-governmental health and nutrition advisory wing…

Super Light Carbon Found on Mars Points to Life or Annoyingly, Other Processes
Space

Super Light Carbon Found on Mars Points to Life or Annoyingly, Other Processes

January 19, 2022

PICTURED: Curiosity rover taking a selfie. PC: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MSSS Story at a glance… Curiosity rover has discovered samples of sedimentary…

The “Mediterranean Diet” Has Never Existed, and Its Claimed Effects Don’t Match With Reality
ArchivesNutrition

The “Mediterranean Diet” Has Never Existed, and Its Claimed Effects Don’t Match With Reality

January 18, 2022January 7, 2025

“The traditional Mediterranean diet is characterized by a high intake of olive oil, fruit, nuts, vegetables, and cereals; a…

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Millions of Hectares of Rainforest Spared From Development by Indonesian Government: Conservationists Remain Wary

January 17, 2022

PICTURED: Revoked oil palm plantation permits total 1.7 million hectares. On January 6th, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced that…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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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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