Earth May Have Just Produced a New Species of Wolf
PICTERED: A Himalayan wolf triggers one of Geraldine Werhahn’s camera traps As high as 4,000 meters (20,000 feet) above…
Author: Andy Corbley
Taliban Peace Talks According to the Taliban
PICTURED: Suhail Shaheen, the deputy Taliban envoy and part of the negotiating team in Doha. Photo: Ariananews. February 20th,…
Probiotics Like Lactobacillus Casei have been Shown to Dramatically Reduce Symptoms of Depression
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
A group of spectacular mountain and desert landscapes were targeted, assessed, and recommended by the International Union for the…
In Ghana, I Practiced a Bit of “Theological Tourism”
Ghana is a primarily christian nation. There are also muslims here, but I never saw any advertisements for mosque…
Namibia in Southern Africa is the Closest Thing to the United States in Africa
Namibia in south-west Africa is “Africa for beginners,” and offers opportunities for classic and inexpensive African excitement in a…
House Votes to Repeal 2002 AUMF For Iraq, Blocks Any Funding for Operations Against Iran
WASHINGTON D.C. January 30th, 2020. Passing 236 – 166, the House of Representatives repealed the 2002 Authorization for the…
American Spy Plane Shot Down in Afghanistan Allegedly Carried Soleimani’s Assassin
PICTURED: Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Photo credit: Veterans Today. All Rights Reserved. GHAZNI, Afghanistan. January 27th, 2020. Veterans Today…
But Who Will Build the Roads?
PICTURED: The streets above Labad, a neighborhood which literally means “the bad” and was given to it by colonial…
Gut Microbiome Could be Better at Predicting Disease and Mortality Than Our Own Genetics
A new paper from Tierney et al. at Harvard Medical School awaiting peer-review has found evidence that the human…
U.S. Threatens Another Iranian General With Assassination While Congress Tries to Determine Soleimani Legality
PICTURED: Iranian Brigadier General Esmail Qaani. Photo credit Tasnim News Agency. CC 4.0 The new Commander of the Iranian…
NR, NMN, and Resveratrol are the Three Most Promising Longevity Supplements: Here’s What They Do
The below paragraphs were taken from the first part of a two-part World at Large story on NAD+ supplementation.…
U.S. Sanctions Every Newly-Elected Member of the Venezuelan National Assembly Leadership
CARACAS, Venezuela. January 6th, 2020. In a move to put greater pressure on the regime of Nicolas Maduro in…
The Year of Return – African Americans and Africa – Andy’s Back in the Jungle
My first foray out into the Ghanaian world beyond Accra was a trip down to Cape Coast which is…