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Physiology

Food Allergies in Children Seem Heavily-Determined by Mother’s Microbiome and Fiber Intake

March 25, 2020

The human microbiome – the cultures of microscopic lifeforms which live inside us, is proven to have all manner…

New National Forest Initiative Spanning the Length and Breadth of Wales Will Link Fragmented Forests Across the Country
Conservation

New National Forest Initiative Spanning the Length and Breadth of Wales Will Link Fragmented Forests Across the Country

March 23, 2020

PICTURED: Ceunant Llennyrch Woodland Trail, near Coed Felinrhyd rainforest, Wales. Photo credit: Barry Hunter. CC 2.0 Reprinted with permission…

Maximum Pressure Campaign on Iran Intensifies as Fresh U.S. Sanctions Join Coronavirus in Impacting the Country
Foreign Policy

Maximum Pressure Campaign on Iran Intensifies as Fresh U.S. Sanctions Join Coronavirus in Impacting the Country

March 18, 2020

TEHRAN, Iran. March 16th, 2020. PICTURED: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a press conference addressing the upcoming holidays and…

Physiology

In 2013 Researchers Created Mutant Worms that Live 500% Longer – Now They Know How,

March 17, 2020

PICTURED: C. elegans under a microscope. Photo credit: Zeiss Microscopy. CC 2.0 Back in 2013, researchers at the Buck…

A Few Tweaks to Ensure the Best of a Classic Ghanaian Itinerary to Cape Coast
Travel

A Few Tweaks to Ensure the Best of a Classic Ghanaian Itinerary to Cape Coast

March 12, 2020

PICTURED: The bustling fishing industry off the Atlantic coast of Cape Coast, Ghana. 2019 brought swathes of enthusiastic, warm-hearted…

Physiology

What if There Were a Drug that Tricked Your Body into Thinking it was Fasting?

March 10, 2020

PICTURED: Researcher Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, and his colleague Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban. Medical science is now becoming very comfortable…

Life Under Quarantine
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Life Under Quarantine

March 10, 2020June 30, 2023

Life under quarantine is an interesting new challenge for a world-traveler/digital nomad. It takes a moment to set in,…

House Democrats Move to Prevent the Removal of Any U.S. Troops From 53 African Countries
Foreign Policy

House Democrats Move to Prevent the Removal of Any U.S. Troops From 53 African Countries

March 5, 2020

WASHINGTON D.C. March 4th, 2020. Early reports of a bill slated to be introduced in the House that would…

World News

Who’s Done What to Achieve the Pre-Peace Deal in Afghanistan?

March 2, 2020

Doha, Qatar. February 29th, 2020. As the Taliban delegation joined in representatives from the United States, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and…

Physiology

New Study Finds Two Proteins Which Seem to Prevent Healthy Aging in Worms, Mice, and Humans

February 27, 2020

Over the 20th and 21st centuries the average lifespan of human beings across the world has been getting longer…

Earth May Have Just Produced a New Species of Wolf
Conservation

Earth May Have Just Produced a New Species of Wolf

February 25, 2020

PICTERED: A Himalayan wolf triggers one of Geraldine Werhahn’s camera traps As high as 4,000 meters (20,000 feet) above…

Taliban Peace Talks According to the Taliban
War

Taliban Peace Talks According to the Taliban

February 22, 2020

PICTURED: Suhail Shaheen, the deputy Taliban envoy and part of the negotiating team in Doha. Photo: Ariananews. February 20th,…

Physiology

Probiotics Like Lactobacillus Casei have been Shown to Dramatically Reduce Symptoms of Depression

February 19, 2020

Some of the most extensive research into the human microbiome has revealed that the health or variance in genetic…

A Taste of Those Most European of Qualities – Dreams and Proximity
Uncategorized

A Taste of Those Most European of Qualities – Dreams and Proximity

February 18, 2020

Non fa niente senza la macchina negli Stati Uniti, I told my new Italian friend regarding the distance which…

Yet Again, the Trump Administration has Changed the Justification for Assassinating Soleimani.
Foreign Policy

Yet Again, the Trump Administration has Changed the Justification for Assassinating Soleimani.

February 17, 2020

PICTURED: General Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at the funeral of Soleimani’s father. CC 4.0 WASHINGTON, February 14,…

Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution, Removing Constitutional Authority for Aggression
Foreign Policy

Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution, Removing Constitutional Authority for Aggression

February 14, 2020

WASHINGTON, February 13th, 2020. Introduced on the 9th of January, a joint resolution restricting the American Presidency from acting…

Unfurl Your Sails and Go Undaunted into the Great Adventure
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Unfurl Your Sails and Go Undaunted into the Great Adventure

February 11, 2020June 30, 2023

At this point my trip through Morocco would have been about halfway completed if not for a chance encounter…

Wikileaks and Whistleblowers Undoing the Credibility of the OPCW With More Leaks on Syrian Gas Attacks
World News

Wikileaks and Whistleblowers Undoing the Credibility of the OPCW With More Leaks on Syrian Gas Attacks

February 10, 2020

February 6th, 2019. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has released a statement on the leaks…

Dep. of Homeland Security is Destroying Parts of UNESCO Reserve and National Park for Trump’s Wall
Policy

Dep. of Homeland Security is Destroying Parts of UNESCO Reserve and National Park for Trump’s Wall

February 8, 2020

PICTURED: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona. ARIZONA, February 6th, 2020. President Donald Trump’s border infrastructure project is…

Labeled the ‘Cold Winter Deserts of Central Asia’ IUCN Recommends 4 Additional World Heritage Sites
ArchivesDiscovery & Travel

Labeled the ‘Cold Winter Deserts of Central Asia’ IUCN Recommends 4 Additional World Heritage Sites

February 5, 2020September 25, 2023

A group of spectacular mountain and desert landscapes were targeted, assessed, and recommended by the International Union for the…

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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…

Coffee Break Reads

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.…

Coffee Break Reads

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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