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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…

Having Recovered to 6,000 Individuals, DOI Removes Gray Wolves From Endangered Species List
Policy

Having Recovered to 6,000 Individuals, DOI Removes Gray Wolves From Endangered Species List

October 30, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. October 29th, 2020. Having gone to the brink of extinction and back, humanity’s most complicated animal relationship,…

New Uranium Enrichment Facility Being Built in Iran: IAEA Says No Weapons Being Produced
World News

New Uranium Enrichment Facility Being Built in Iran: IAEA Says No Weapons Being Produced

October 28, 2020

NATANZ, Iran. June 22th 2006. PICTURED: Anti-aircraft guns guarding Natanz Nuclear Facility, Iran, Photo credit: Hamed Saber, CC 2.0.…

World News

UN Treaty Makes Nuclear Weapons Illegal While Nuclear Powers and Victims Baulk

October 27, 2020

NEW YORK CITY, U.S. October 25th 2020. A treaty that bans the use, manufacturing, sale, and maintenance of nuclear…

As the World Pushes to End the Nuclear Age, Major Nuclear Powers Say No
Foreign Policy

As the World Pushes to End the Nuclear Age, Major Nuclear Powers Say No

October 24, 2020

UNITED NATIONS, New York City, U.S.A. October 22nd, 2020. The United States is issuing letters to nations telling them…

State Department Green Lights Another Arms Sale to Taiwan Hoping China Will Respond
Foreign Policy

State Department Green Lights Another Arms Sale to Taiwan Hoping China Will Respond

October 22, 2020

PICTURED: A CATM-84K Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), being mounted on an aircraft in an American airbase on…

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Revealed: the Indestructible ‘Diabolical Ironclad Beetle’ Will Help Build us Better Machines

October 21, 2020

PICTURED: The diabolical ironclad beetle in focus. Photo credit: Kurt Komoda Photography. CC 2.0 Sporting perhaps the best name…

Physiology

Just Move Around Your House or Office Again: Study Shows Any Kind of Movement is Beneficial for Health

October 19, 2020

“Move more at any intensity – the more the better,” say a quartet of researchers writing for The Conversation,…

With the Help of WWF Russia Wild Persian Leopards May Once Again Roam the Caucasus
ArchivesConservation

With the Help of WWF Russia Wild Persian Leopards May Once Again Roam the Caucasus

October 17, 2020July 19, 2023

Under the auspices of the Russian chapter of the World Wildlife Fund, a pair of Persian leopards, a species…

Trump Allegedly Wants Troops Out of Somalia — America’s Forgotten Terror Battleground
War

Trump Allegedly Wants Troops Out of Somalia — America’s Forgotten Terror Battleground

October 15, 2020

 JOWHAR, Somalia. September 22nd, 2012. PICTURED: A Ugandan soldier of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) looks on…

Physiology

Human Memory Prioritizes Remembering Where High-Calorie Food Is: So Don’t Bring it in the House

October 12, 2020

A study from the Netherlands demonstrated that for those among the population seeking to lose weight, one of the…

Prosecutors of the Syrian War Just Blocked UN Sec. Council Testimony of Chemical Weapons Cover-up in Syria
World News

Prosecutors of the Syrian War Just Blocked UN Sec. Council Testimony of Chemical Weapons Cover-up in Syria

October 7, 2020

A former director of the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Jose Bustani, who had been invited…

Another Lake, Another Great Day in Lombardia
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Another Lake, Another Great Day in Lombardia

October 6, 2020June 30, 2023

While often characterized as both the industrial and financial engine block of the Italian peninsula, there is great natural…

Leaked Documents Show Non-Profit Funded by Western Governments Built Syrian War Court Cases with ISIS/al-Qaeda Help
World News

Leaked Documents Show Non-Profit Funded by Western Governments Built Syrian War Court Cases with ISIS/al-Qaeda Help

October 6, 2020

Reporting from the Grayzone and World at Large detailed the sponsoring of several western governments including the UK, U.S.,…

New START Treaty Extension Remains Unsigned – US Weighs Nuclear Escalation
Foreign Policy

New START Treaty Extension Remains Unsigned – US Weighs Nuclear Escalation

October 2, 2020

PICTURED: Marshall Billingslea, the current arms control negotiator for the United States, speaking at a press conference in Latvia,…

Coffee Break Reads

Moon’s Surface Safe for Up to 6 Months of Human Habitation — Study

September 30, 2020

PICTURED: The Chang’e-4 Lunar Lander, the first major step in Chinese space exploration, records its environment from the depths…

Stunning Leaked Documents Expose Depth of UK/US Propaganda Campaign in Syria
ArchivesWar

Stunning Leaked Documents Expose Depth of UK/US Propaganda Campaign in Syria

September 28, 2020December 3, 2024

A group calling itself “Anonymous” uploaded dozens of PDFs containing records, financial statements, bills of sale, progress reports, project…

Nutrition

Supplement Hydrolyzed Collagen for Skin, Bones, and Joints: Key Information

September 25, 2020

Comprising 30% of the body’s total protein mass, collagens are characterized by sturdy, flexible chains of around 1,400 amino…

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Interest Payments on the National Debt up 13% Year-over-year with Still 3 Months to Go

Andy Corbley August 17, 2026

With a trimester left of the 2026 fiscal year, the US Treasury has already borrowed more money than in…

Coffee Break Reads

We Should All Probably Eat More Parsley

Andy Corbley August 7, 2026

Americans have a funny way of relegating certain ingredients to specific functions that don’t always serve the overall purpose…

Coffee Break Reads

Central Bank Gold Purchases Continued Through the Yellow Metal’s Worst Month in 18 Years

Andy Corbley July 11, 2026

It’s been the worst performing month for gold since 2008, yet the world’s central banks continue to add tonnes…

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