Marine Biodiversity In International Waters To Receive Protection By A New UN Treaty
Two thirds of the world’s ocean waters can not be claimed or policed by any nation, according to the…
Author: Andy Corbley
Shattering Temporal Boundaries of “The Self” Key to Living a Long Healthy Life
Over his storied career, Derek Parfit, the English moral philosopher, spent plenty of time waxing poetically about a mode…
MDMA Reactivates Social Reward Systems In Adult Mice
A new study published by Johns Hopkins University concludes that the effect of just a single dose of methylenedioxymethamphetamine…
That Green New Deal Receives No Votes May Suggest Disunity Among Democrats
WASHINGTON D.C. March 26th, 2019: Congress rejected a proposal that would create a much discussed and publicized Green New…
Sleep Still Works After Another Alzheimer’s Drug Fails In Clinical Trials
Earlier this March, the unfortunate verdict of an independent “futility analysis” has rendered two promising Alzheimer’s drugs ineffectual at…
The Brain Continues To Birth New Neurons Even At Ninety Years Young
For the first time in history, a team of Spanish researchers have proved that brand-spanking-new neurons are continually created…
Africa Is Building A Great Wall To Stand Defiant Against Poverty, Climate Change, And Despair
WASHINGTON D.C. March 15th, 2019: While President Trump exercised his powers of veto in order to sustain his state…
Ketamine-Based Antidepressant Nasal Spray Approved By The FDA Now Available In Virginia
VIRGINIA, MARCH 20th 2019: Virginia announces the availability of prescription Spravato, a nasal spray of a ketamine-like compound called…
Wildlife Researchers Trying To Save Iran’s Last Remaining Cheetahs Could Face Death Penalty
9 Iranian wildlife conservationists from the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation (PWHF) were imprisoned by Iranian Revolutionary Guards last year…
Sleeping on a Problem is Actually a Remarkable Evolutionary Adaptation
According to Dr. Matthew Walker Ph.D, and Professor of Neuroscience at UC Berkeley, Albert Einstein would deliberately take naps…
House And Senate Reauthorize America’s Most Important Conservation/Recreation Fund
WASHINGTON D.C. FEBRUARY 26TH 2019: In a fortifying display of bi-partisan cooperation, the House voted with an overwhelming majority…
Fighting Obesity and Diabetes with Time-Restricted Eating
The “95%” statistic for failed diets is commonplace in blogs and publications of health and wellness, and while a…
A Guide to Carcinogen Avoidance and Dietary Detoxing for the World Wanderer
For the long-term traveler or international worker who’s taken up residence in a foreign city particularly known for pollution,…
Adventuring in the Qian Shan Mountains
An older, distant China is, as I mentioned earlier, quite hard to find here in the Northeast. But this…
Bribery is a Fashion
“In city and local governments, bribery is a fashion,” my friend tells me, over a cup of tea. As…
Names
Teaching English to Chinese kids is pretty weird. For starters, our alphabet is totally different from theirs, obviously, and…
Rude Awakenings
I would like to pitch a scenario to you all; see what kind of future you have as a…
New Years in Shenyang
New Year’s Eve is a crazy time to be in the Middle Kingdom, as Taylor and I found out…
Eager to Join Trump’s Space Marines? Consider Visiting Capitol Reef National Park
AUGUST, 2017 – CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK: President Trump’s enthusiasm for his “Space Force,” the proposed sixth branch of…
Minca: How The Jungle Turned A Bad Day Into The Perfect Week
SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA – July 25TH 2017. I was traveling alone on my birthday two years pas, looking forward…