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Author: Andy Corbley

Medicine

Blind Mice Cured of Glaucoma and Damaged Eyes When Epigenetic Changes were Programmed Away

December 10, 2020

Blind mice had their eyesight restored by the activation of proteins which rolled back a sort of genetic scarring…

Astronaut Grows Radishes on the International Space Station for the First Time
Space

Astronaut Grows Radishes on the International Space Station for the First Time

December 7, 2020

PICTURED: The Plant Habitat-02 radish growing station aboard the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kate Rubins. ISS, November 30th,…

They May Not Reach 6,000 But Thirteen Tiger Range Countries are Increasing Tiger Populations
Conservation

They May Not Reach 6,000 But Thirteen Tiger Range Countries are Increasing Tiger Populations

December 4, 2020

13 months remain before the deadline arrives of the unparalleled attempt to try and double the numbers of one…

United Nations Appeals for Removal of Yemen Government From Trump’s Terror Designations
War

United Nations Appeals for Removal of Yemen Government From Trump’s Terror Designations

December 3, 2020

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

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Australia Blows Science’s Collective Mind by Mapping 3 Million Galaxies in 300 Hours

December 2, 2020

PICTURED: The 36-collective units of the ASKAP telescope system in Australia. WESTERN OUTBACK, Australia, December 1st, 2020. The world-leading…

British Scientists Turn Moon Dust Into Breathable Oxygen and Materials for 3D Printing Moon Base Infrastructure
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British Scientists Turn Moon Dust Into Breathable Oxygen and Materials for 3D Printing Moon Base Infrastructure

November 30, 2020

PICTURED: ESA research fellow Alexandre Meurisse and Beth Lomax of the University of Glasgow producing oxygen and metal out…

Biden’s Nomination for Top Spy Helped Protect Everyone Under Obama’s Torture and Drone Bombing Programs
Foreign Policy

Biden’s Nomination for Top Spy Helped Protect Everyone Under Obama’s Torture and Drone Bombing Programs

November 27, 2020

PICTURED: Avril Haines, Joe Biden’s nomination for Director of National Intelligence. WASHINGTON, D.C., November 23rd, 2020. Joe Biden’s nomination…

China Launch Chang’e-5 to Bring Back First Lunar Geology Samples in 45 Years
Space

China Launch Chang’e-5 to Bring Back First Lunar Geology Samples in 45 Years

November 25, 2020

PICTURED: The Chang’e-4 lunar lander gathers information from the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-5 lander which was…

5 State Ballot Wins for Nature this Election Cycle
Policy

5 State Ballot Wins for Nature this Election Cycle

November 23, 2020

When Americans lined up to vote in November for their next president of the United States, 5 states also…

TransAstra Enters Phase III for Prototyping Revolutionary Asteroid Mining Technologies
ArchivesSpace

TransAstra Enters Phase III for Prototyping Revolutionary Asteroid Mining Technologies

November 20, 2020January 26, 2024

Plans continue going well for the Trans Astronautica Corporation, who have patent-pending technology for asteroid mining on a massive…

NASA Gets Back to Sending Astronauts to the ISS with the First-Ever Commercial Space Flight
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NASA Gets Back to Sending Astronauts to the ISS with the First-Ever Commercial Space Flight

November 19, 2020

PICTURED: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission…

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After Several Failures Pentagon to Postpone Further Audits Until 2027

November 18, 2020

ARLINGTON, Virgina. November 17th, 2020. After 3 successive failures to produce a clean audit, with this year’s repeat attempt…

Trump’s Recent Pentagon Purge: Why December Could be the Most Significant Month of his Presidency
ArchivesForeign Policy

Trump’s Recent Pentagon Purge: Why December Could be the Most Significant Month of his Presidency

November 16, 2020July 11, 2024

President Trump fired his Sec. of Defense, Mark Esper, announcing he would be replaced with former Army Colonel Christopher…

Global Warming Has Achieved Self-Sustaining Permafrost Melt
Environment

Global Warming Has Achieved Self-Sustaining Permafrost Melt

November 13, 2020

A new scientific model of climate change is demonstrating that zeroing human emissions is only the start of what…

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In the Biggest Find of 120 Years Scientists Discover 500-Meter High Reef Spire off Australian Coast

November 12, 2020

PICTURED: Marine life at around 50 meters on the newly discovered reef spire. Photo credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute. It’s…

Foreign Policy

Biden Has a Chance to Correct the Mistakes He Doesn’t Believe He Made in Afghanistan

November 11, 2020

2020 has been a difficult year for Afghan politics. After negotiations by Zalmay Khalilzad in February on behalf of…

Biden’s Iran Policy Could be Diplomatic Even While Facing Opposition from Democrats in Congress
Foreign Policy

Biden’s Iran Policy Could be Diplomatic Even While Facing Opposition from Democrats in Congress

November 9, 2020

TEHRAN, Iran. November 7th, 2020. Holding a metaphorical finger to the wind, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on…

Critical 14,000-Acre Habitat Added to American Largest Growing American Wildlife Reserve
Conservation

Critical 14,000-Acre Habitat Added to American Largest Growing American Wildlife Reserve

November 7, 2020

Photo credit: Dennis Lingohr. LEWISTOWN, Montana. August 29th 2019. American Prairie Reserve, one of the nation’s largest and most…

Medicine

Sustainable Long-Term Relief of Depressive Symptoms Found From Psychedelic Psilocybin

November 4, 2020

In another study on the use of psychedelic compounds as medicine, two doses of psilocybin, the compound that gives…

Nutrition

Resveratrol for Cold and Flu: Anti-Aging Compound Shown Promise as Flu and COVID Treatment

November 2, 2020

While many countries around the world shelter in place waiting for a vaccine to be developed that can end…

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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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US Forces Bomb Somalia for the 90th Time This Year: Has it Helped?

Andy Corbley November 11, 2025

“In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia on Nov.…

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Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who They’re Killing in Caribbean Boat Bombings

Andy Corbley October 31, 2025

Virtually all news outlets worldwide reporting on the Pentagon’s targeted killings of sailors in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…

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