Flora, Fauna, Fungi: International Calls to Place Mushrooms in Conservation Law Succeeds
Environmental groups such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently released a statement that anytime…
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When The Ivory Trade Was Banned, They Came for Giant Clam Shells
Story at a glance… Giant clams have been decimated as poachers harvest their shells for illegal trafficking. The shells…
Andalusian Adventures
The beauty of southern Spain is comprised of many things which I love dearly. Chief among these delights were…
Forget Oil, This Company is Drilling for Magma
Theorized as a potential future center of volcanology on Earth, a “magma well” in remote Iceland is the site…
Natural Regeneration is Much More Biodiverse and Cheaper Than Mass Tree Planting
Story at a glance… Reforestation is key to fighting the effects of climate change, yet not all strategies of…
The Glycemic Index Gets First Update in 13 Years With Radical Changes
Many dieticians and health/diet-conscious Americans alike use a food’s Glycemic Index (GI) score as a reference point for ensuring…
Oh, It’s Just Another Walled Medieval City on a Hill
In Umbria, a place of extraordinary beauty lies, as things so often do in Italy, at the top of…
House Armed Services Committee Approves $24 Billion for a “Space National Guard”
In an already bloated military defense budget, the House Committee on Armed Forces recently marked up the National Defense…
The MEND Protocol and the End of Alzheimer’s?
Clinical trials of a new precision, or functional medicine approach to targeting, and reversing cognitive decline from Alzheimer’s Disease…
Sitting on the Buckle of Italy
We all know how much Italy looks like a boot. This August I traveled right across where the laces…
Transplanting Microbes from a Young Mouse into an Old One Reverses Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Story at a glance… When receiving a sample of a young mouse’s gut microbiome, age-related cognitive decline was reversed…
Setting New Precedent, Judge Throws Out 9 Years for 45 Months in Drone Papers Whistleblower Trial
Story at a glance… The analyst who blew the whistle on Obama’s drone assassination program has received a 3-year…
Wild Tigers Continue to Recover in South Asia Through No Holds Barred Approach
Story at a glance… The tiger home countries have been trying to double wild tiger numbers over the last…
New Mexico Wilderness Area Grows by 50% After Largest-Ever Land Donation
Sabinoso Wilderness Area in New Mexico, an inaccessible and tiny refuge just 5 years ago, has grown by almost…
Fat from Vegetable/Seed Oils Feeds Tumors and Blocks Immune Cells Study Finds
Story at a glance… Within cancer tumors, fats build up in their oxidized form. “Killer” T cells entering the…
The Hidden Lives of Trees Shows a World of Cooperation, Awareness, and Intelligence in Plants
Story at a glance… A new documentary features decades of work on plant intelligence Featuring Europe’s most famous forester,…
The Medical Wonders of Caloric Restriction: Part 2
Taken from an earlier story from World at Large… In 2007, researchers at the Duke University School of Medicine…
Best Cities for Digital Nomads — 75 Destinations Ranked for Everything From Rent to Freedom
COVID-19 chased millions of traditionally office and computer-based workers into remote working situations, a place where many, especially young…
Svalbard Coal Mines Dismantled and the Area is Turned Back into Wilderness With an Enormous National Park
Norway, having ceased mining operations of coal in the Arctic in 2017, is dismantling their last mine piece by…
Who is Ebrahim Raisi? Iran’s New President Cheered by Hawks on Both Sides
The recent Iranian presidential election has seen the Head of the Judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi, elected with 60% of the…