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War

The Taliban And Kabul Are Fighting Over ISIS-Defeat Glory – Where Does That Leave CENTCOM?

November 20, 2019

PICTURED: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani at the London Conference on Afghanistan on 4 December 2014, co-hosted by the governments…

Physiology

World’s Largest Microbiome Research Cohort Begins To Reveal The Path To Possible Medical Breakthroughs

November 19, 2019

PICTURED: The cover to a coffee table book “Hadza” that was released based on research and field notes from…

Medicine

Should A “Clean Food Act” Be The Day-1 Job For The 2020 Democratic Hopefuls?

November 14, 2019

PICTURED: Presidential hopeful and representative of Hawaii Tulsi Gabbard smiles for the camera next to Bernard Freeman, an activist…

With No Evidence Of Election Fraud, US Politicians And Election Monitors Have Incited A Coup D’état In Bolivia
ArchivesWorld News

With No Evidence Of Election Fraud, US Politicians And Election Monitors Have Incited A Coup D’état In Bolivia

November 13, 2019August 1, 2023

Evo Morales, the now-Former President of Bolivia, arrived in Mexico today with his former-Vice President and announced, “my ideology…

Lost to Science For 30 Years, Team Captures 200 Images of This Tiny Vietnamese Deer
ArchivesConservation

Lost to Science For 30 Years, Team Captures 200 Images of This Tiny Vietnamese Deer

November 12, 2019December 6, 2023

In the digital age of globalization, Google, and infinite access to information, it might pass someone by that there’s…

ArchivesForeign Policy

Bipartisan Propaganda And Bipartisan Imperialism: The Paper Thin Case For U.S. Policy In Venezuela

November 8, 2019July 24, 2023

PICTURED: Vice President Mike Pence meets with Venezuelan Ambassador for the opposition to the U.S. Carlos Vecchio and Colombia-based…

Fishermen Working To Achieve IUCN Green List Standards See The Seal Population Recover Off Lima Coast
Conservation

Fishermen Working To Achieve IUCN Green List Standards See The Seal Population Recover Off Lima Coast

November 6, 2019

LIMA, Peru. November, 2019. Lima Peru is the site of a remarkable revival of marine wildlife. Off the coast…

Why Are China And Africa Building Giant Walls Of Trees?
Environment

Why Are China And Africa Building Giant Walls Of Trees?

November 5, 2019

Desertification – a phenomenon that for the longest time was associated with deserts, is actually much more to do…

Three Bold Resolutions Reaffirming America’s Commitment To Conservation Pass Through House
Policy

Three Bold Resolutions Reaffirming America’s Commitment To Conservation Pass Through House

November 1, 2019

WASHINGTON D.C. October 25th, 2019. The House recently gathered to hear a resolution set forth for the consideration of…

War

Afghanistan Strike Numbers For September Make This Backwards Conflict Seem Like WW2

October 30, 2019

Afghanistan, September 28th, 2019. 18 days after President Trump’s administration and the Taliban nearly agreed to end the longest…

Skyrocketing Natural Resource Revenues Mean More Money For Conservation
Policy

Skyrocketing Natural Resource Revenues Mean More Money For Conservation

October 28, 2019

PICTURED: An offshore oil platform off the coast of Brazil. Photo credit wikimedia CC 3.0 Brazil. According to a…

Behold, England’s “Tree Of The Year”
ArchivesCoffee Break Reads

Behold, England’s “Tree Of The Year”

October 24, 2019August 17, 2023

In Calderstones Park in the suburb of Allerton, Liverpool, an 11th-century tree has won a 21st-century prize. Liverpool’s Allerton…

War

Russia And Turkey Negotiate Memorandum To Resolve Conflict In Northern Syria

October 23, 2019

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019. Within the Russian city of Sochi, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin have reached an…

500% More Land Needed For England And Wales To Feed Population Through Organic Farming
Environment

500% More Land Needed For England And Wales To Feed Population Through Organic Farming

October 21, 2019

PICTURED: Members of an organic farming community near Rostock, Germany Photo credit Wikimedia CC 4.0 In a recent paper…

Policy

UPDATE: Imprisoned Iranian Wildlife Biologists Have Their Death Penalty Charges Dropped

October 18, 2019

PICTURED: Top row from left to right, Sam Rajabi, Houman Jowkar, Niloufar Bayani, Morad Tahbaz, and bottom row, from…

War

Foreign Affairs Committee Congressmen Want A Syrian War They Can’t Have

October 16, 2019

Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) have put forward a joint resolution “opposing the decision to end…

War

Assad And Damascus Reach Agreement With Kurds To Repel The Turkish Army

October 14, 2019

PICTURED: Kurdish YPG fighters from Syria. The YPG is the main military body within the SDF fighting the Turks.…

Coffee Break Reads

50 Years Of Conservation And This Warbler Soars Of The Endangered Species List

October 14, 2019

For 50 years, the Kirtland warbler has been on the endangered species list (ESL). Stretching back before the creation…

War

Turkish Invasion Into Northern Syria: Three Days Gone – What’s Happened?

October 11, 2019

PICTURED: Kurdish YPG fighters from Syria. The YPG is the main military body within the SDF fighting the Turks.…

Nutrition

In Helping His Dad With Diabetes, Young Mexican Chemist Pioneers Extraction Of Natural Sugar Substitute

October 9, 2019

When 18-year old Javier Larragoiti was told his father had been diagnosed with diabetes, the young man, who had…

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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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