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Medicine

Largest Study Of Its Kind Demonstrates That Rural Communities Drive Global BMI Not Cities

May 8, 2019

The world has seen an increase in the urban-dwelling population over the last 34 years; from about 40% to…

Foreign Policy

As Venezuela Rages, Brazil’s President Commemorates Another U.S. Backed Coup D’état

May 7, 2019

Minas Gerais, Brazil, March 31st 1964. Authorities from the civilian government and military personnel are in a state of…

Physiology

English University Investigates Hunter-Gatherer Style Exercise Pattern As Public Health Initiative

May 5, 2019

Across the pond, the British National Health Service has given a 2.2 million pound grant to Loughborough University to…

Several Countries Warn Against Travel To Sri Lanka, But Tourists May Be Exactly What They Need
Travel

Several Countries Warn Against Travel To Sri Lanka, But Tourists May Be Exactly What They Need

May 2, 2019

A series of bombings on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday killed 290 people and wounded more…

Scientists Enlist The Help Of Plants In A Simple, Yet Elegant Climate Change Solution
Environment

Scientists Enlist The Help Of Plants In A Simple, Yet Elegant Climate Change Solution

April 28, 2019

In third grade we learn that plants breathe in carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen, and that for this reason…

Glut Of International Agreements Look To Improve Wildlife Rights
Environment

Glut Of International Agreements Look To Improve Wildlife Rights

April 25, 2019

WASHINGTON D.C. April 23rd, 2019. U.S. Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with…

Trump And Nuclear Weapons Expert Stand Apart From Defense Community On Climate Change
Environment

Trump And Nuclear Weapons Expert Stand Apart From Defense Community On Climate Change

April 23, 2019

In a 180 degree turn, President Trump seems to be second-guessing a previous decision he made to designate climate…

What the USDA Never Told You About Fiber, and Why it May Be Exactly What You Need
ArchivesNutrition

What the USDA Never Told You About Fiber, and Why it May Be Exactly What You Need

April 20, 2019March 29, 2024

Without having any knowledge of the subject, most people understand that fiber is an important part of any fitness-enhancing…

We Know Plastic Debris Litters The Oceans, What About The Skies?
Environment

We Know Plastic Debris Litters The Oceans, What About The Skies?

April 16, 2019

Most of us are tragically over-familiar with the image of plastic debris littering the world’s oceans, beaches, and roadsides.…

California Condors May Find New Home For Release In Pacific Northwest
Conservation

California Condors May Find New Home For Release In Pacific Northwest

April 11, 2019

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is planning to introduce a small group of California condors into the…

President Trump’s 2020 Budget Includes 6x More Funding For National Forests And Firefighting
Policy

President Trump’s 2020 Budget Includes 6x More Funding For National Forests And Firefighting

April 9, 2019

WASHINGTON D.C. April 9th 2019. The Senate Committee for Energy and Natural Resources met today to go over the…

In Response To Increased Dragon Smuggling, Komodo Island Will Be Closed To Tourists
Travel

In Response To Increased Dragon Smuggling, Komodo Island Will Be Closed To Tourists

April 9, 2019

EAST JAVA, INDONESIA – March 28th 2019. Police in East Java recently seized 41 Komodo dragons destined for illegal…

Coffee Break Reads

Marine Biodiversity In International Waters To Receive Protection By A New UN Treaty

April 8, 2019

Two thirds of the world’s ocean waters can not be claimed or policed by any nation, according to the…

Physiology

Shattering Temporal Boundaries of “The Self” Key to Living a Long Healthy Life

April 7, 2019

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
ArchivesMedicine

MDMA Reactivates Social Reward Systems In Adult Mice

April 2, 2019September 15, 2023

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
Policy

That Green New Deal Receives No Votes May Suggest Disunity Among Democrats

March 31, 2019

WASHINGTON D.C. March 26th, 2019: Congress rejected a proposal that would create a much discussed and publicized Green New…

Physiology

Sleep Still Works After Another Alzheimer’s Drug Fails In Clinical Trials

March 28, 2019

Earlier this March, the unfortunate verdict of an independent “futility analysis” has rendered two promising Alzheimer’s drugs ineffectual at…

Coffee Break Reads

The Brain Continues To Birth New Neurons Even At Ninety Years Young

March 26, 2019

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
Environment

Africa Is Building A Great Wall To Stand Defiant Against Poverty, Climate Change, And Despair

March 24, 2019

WASHINGTON D.C. March 15th, 2019: While President Trump exercised his powers of veto in order to sustain his state…

Medicine

Ketamine-Based Antidepressant Nasal Spray Approved By The FDA Now Available In Virginia

March 22, 2019

VIRGINIA, MARCH 20th 2019: Virginia announces the availability of prescription Spravato, a nasal spray of a ketamine-like compound called…

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Assault on Iran Likely to Boost Already Soaring Gold Market

Andy Corbley March 2, 2026

Whenever missiles and bullets start flying in the Middle East, all eyes are on the oil sector, and this…

Coffee Break Reads

Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires

Andy Corbley February 5, 2026

On January 14th, humanity went the longest span of time without detonating a nuclear weapon since the dawn of…

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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…

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