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Author: Andy Corbley

Foreign Policy

Democrats Look to Give Exclusive War Powers on China to Biden After he Promises War Over Taiwan

October 22, 2021

PICTURED: “Between Chinas”: an ISS image of the Taiwan Strait at 110 miles width. PC: Stuart Rankin. CC 3.0.…

How Hormesis Creates a Resilient Organism Through Stressors Like Exercise and Caloric Restriction
ArchivesNutrition

How Hormesis Creates a Resilient Organism Through Stressors Like Exercise and Caloric Restriction

October 21, 2021December 11, 2023

Story at a glance… Intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating create stress in the body which fortifies it against future…

Raise a Horn of Mead to the Vikings’ Remarkable Voyage to North America Precisely 1,000 Years Ago—New Research Finds
Human Sciences

Raise a Horn of Mead to the Vikings’ Remarkable Voyage to North America Precisely 1,000 Years Ago—New Research Finds

October 20, 2021

PICTURED: The reconstructed archaeological site at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, also known by the mythical name of “Vinland,” home…

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Here’s What We Learned from the Moon Rocks China Recently Brought Back on Chang’e-5

October 19, 2021

PICTURED: The Chang’e-5 return module sits on the snow-covered ground in Inner Mongolia, smoldering from its reentry into Earth’s…

Foreign Policy

Failed Sanctions in Venezuelan and Cuba Set to be Replicated in Nicaragua, as U.S. Pushes Regime Change

October 18, 2021

PICTURED: President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega. Photo Credit: Cancelleria de Ecuador. CC. 2.0 Story at a glance… Congress is…

Small Town Sweden Reaches for the Sky Building the World’s Tallest Wooden Skyscraper
Technology

Small Town Sweden Reaches for the Sky Building the World’s Tallest Wooden Skyscraper

October 15, 2021

PICTURED: The Sara Cultural Center and Wood Hotel, Skellefteå, Sweden. PC: White Arkitekter. Released. Story at a glance… The…

War

U.S. Inaction Puts More 28 Million People at Risk of Starvation in Syria and Yemen

October 14, 2021

PICTURED: A makeshift aid and water treatment center in south Yemen. WASHINGTON D.C., October 13th, 2021. In a joint-press…

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Global Government Debt Joins U.S. Levels At Double that of GDP

October 13, 2021

The Fiscal Monitor, a yearly report issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found that at the end…

Most Powerful Space Telescope Ever Nears Launch Date: Promises to Unravel Deepest Secrets of the Universe
Space

Most Powerful Space Telescope Ever Nears Launch Date: Promises to Unravel Deepest Secrets of the Universe

October 12, 2021

PICTURED: The fully assembled James Webb Space Telescope with its sunshield and unitized pallet structures that fold up around…

Flora, Fauna, Fungi: International Calls to Place Mushrooms in Conservation Law Succeeds
ArchivesPolicy

Flora, Fauna, Fungi: International Calls to Place Mushrooms in Conservation Law Succeeds

October 11, 2021July 12, 2025

Environmental groups such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently released a statement that anytime…

Foreign Policy

CIA to Create “China Mission Center” to Coordinate Efforts of an Increasingly Hostile U.S.

October 8, 2021

LANGLY, Virginia. October 7th, 2021. In a statement, CIA Director William Burns announced the CIA would form a China…

When The Ivory Trade Was Banned, They Came for Giant Clam Shells
ArchivesConservation

When The Ivory Trade Was Banned, They Came for Giant Clam Shells

October 7, 2021January 15, 2024

Story at a glance… Giant clams have been decimated as poachers harvest their shells for illegal trafficking. The shells…

Travel in Almeria: A Hub for Andalusian Adventure
Discovery & Travel

Travel in Almeria: A Hub for Andalusian Adventure

October 6, 2021

PUNTA BAJA, Almeria, Spain. October 3rd, 2021. PICTURED: Sunrise over the volcanic sea cliffs and inlets of Cabo de…

Andalusian Adventures
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Andalusian Adventures

October 5, 2021June 30, 2023

The beauty of southern Spain is comprised of many things which I love dearly. Chief among these delights were…

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The Brain Prefers to Create Memories Out of The Best Life Stories

October 4, 2021

As our life unfolds, the hippocampus, a part of the brain responsible for creating short term memories for long…

The ‘Father of Lizards’—Key Missing Descendant of All Modern Lizards Found in Argentina
Earth Sciences

The ‘Father of Lizards’—Key Missing Descendant of All Modern Lizards Found in Argentina

September 29, 2021

PICTURED: The most primitive member of lepidosaurs, Taytalura alcoberi. PC: from scientific illustrator Jorge Blanco. The title “Father of…

A Genetic Mapping of Polynesia Tracks the Settlement of Oceania in Exquisite Detail
Human Sciences

A Genetic Mapping of Polynesia Tracks the Settlement of Oceania in Exquisite Detail

September 27, 2021

PICTURED: The Moai heads of Rapa Nui, or Easter island. CC 4.0. Story at a glance… A new genetic…

Foreign Policy

The 2022 Military Budget Reveals Unchanged Washington Consensus on War and Fiscal Responsibility

September 24, 2021

WASHINGTON D.C., September 23rd, 2021. A 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has just passed the House in which…

War

Biden Said He Would Stop to Supporting Saudi’s War in Yemen: He Didn’t—Now These Congressmen Force the Issue

September 22, 2021

PICTURED: Yemeni children holding a funeral ceremony for Yemeni children that were killed in airstrikes. Photo credit The Guardian.…

Forget Oil, This Company is Drilling for Magma
ArchivesCoffee Break Reads

Forget Oil, This Company is Drilling for Magma

September 21, 2021July 25, 2023

Theorized as a potential future center of volcanology on Earth, a “magma well” in remote Iceland is the site…

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Assault on Iran Likely to Boost Already Soaring Gold Market

Andy Corbley March 2, 2026

Whenever missiles and bullets start flying in the Middle East, all eyes are on the oil sector, and this…

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Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires

Andy Corbley February 5, 2026

On January 14th, humanity went the longest span of time without detonating a nuclear weapon since the dawn of…

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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets

Andy Corbley December 8, 2025

Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…

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