UK Expected to Open Floodgates on Genetic Editing for Agriculture and Livestock – Opinions Abound
GMOs or Genetically-Modified Organisms, generally come in two forms. There are those which are modified to resist disease, normally…
Author: Andy Corbley
Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Is Underfunded, Under-Researched, and Lacks Strong Evidence
August 10th, 2019. PICTURED: Former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden speaking with attendees at the Presidential…
Tests Confirm 100-Year Old Female Found in Galapagos is Last Surviving Fernandina Giant Tortoise
PICTURED: Fern, the one and only Fernandina giant tortoise. Photo credit: Galapagos Conservancy. After a year and change of…
America’s Iraqi Allies from 2004 to 2007, Shi’ite Militias Agree to Kill Americans Until We Leave
PICTURED: Members of Iraq’s Kataeb Hezbollah militia. Photo credit: AFP. Fair Use. An unofficial ceasefire in Iraq has just…
America the Beautiful Act Revealed: The Biden-Harris Quest for Environmental Everything
After President Biden signed an Executive Order earlier this year detailing that federal agencies should work to ensure 30%…
Iran President Tries to Hand Moderates Ammunition for June Election Amid Vienna Nuclear Deal Talks
PICTURED: The meeting of the JCPOA resumes in the Grand Hotel Wien, Vienna, April 6, 2021. Photo credit: Reuters.…
MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Meaningfully Reduces PTSD Symptoms by 88%—On Track for FDA-Approval
In a phase III, randomized placebo-controlled trial, the psychedelic chemical MDMA, colloquially known as ecstasy, was found to greatly…
China Becomes 2nd Nation to Operate on Mars Promising More Eyes and More Discoveries
PICTURED: A rendition of the Zhurong rover and landing craft on Mars. Photo credit: Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA)…
At the Center of Everything, Ukraine Is a World Treasure and a Shame if Lost
Long-time reporter on the as-of-yet war of words between the Kremlin and NATO figureheads, Rick Rozoff, must have hardly…
THC and Cannabis Found to Give Relief to Chronic Itch When Nothing Else Would
Pruritus, or chronic itching, is characterized exactly as it’s called, by an unrelenting and sometimes even debilitating sensation to…
“End” of Afghan War Doesn’t Mean Generals Don’t Want to Remain Engaged
AFGHANISTAN, May 11th, 2021. CENTCOM reports that between 6%-12% of the total military withdrawal in terms of equipment and…
Musings on the Slavosphere
Ukraine is one of those countries that, like so many parts of Europe, once belonged to one people, and…
May 15th is Conscientious Objector Day When Thousands File Taxes Minus the Cost of Military Spending
PICTURED: Demonstrators for amnesty for COs, circ. 1946, unknown source. Photo credit: Swarthmore. “War will exist until that distant…
A Sardine a Day Keeps Diabetes Away—Spanish Study
Spanish cuisine loves small oily fish like sardines and anchovies, and so Diana Rizzolo Ph.D. was unsurprisingly ecstatic when…
Here’s Where to See 17-Year Cicadas Begin Emerging in one of the Most Incredible Wildlife Displays in North America
PICTURED: Two of the 17-year “Brood X” cicadas, which are due to emerge this year. Photo credit: Tracy Lee…
Human Rights Watch Report Says Israeli Guilty of Apartheid — Recommends ICC Investigation At Least
PICTURED: A screen capture taken from an embedded video in a HRW official tweet. A report from Human Rights…
Wide and Worthy Kiev (or Kyiv as the Ukraine Language calls it)
Kyiv! Oh wide and worthy city, forgive me for almost passing you by. As brilliant as any capital city…
First Quarter Investments in Space Companies Increased 356% Since 2020
Partially due to a new financial mechanism, investments in space companies surged in a way few things have since…
L’viv in a Day — According to World at Large
In a country not known for making positive headlines, a light of modernity, culture, and beauty in Ukraine shines…
Brown U. Reports $2.26 Trillion and 240,000 Lives Spent in Afghanistan
The latest group of researchers attempting to quantify the costs of the Afghan War, launched in the autumn of…