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Japanese Cuisine Has Always Increased Lifespan — But What About Healthspan?
ArchivesNutrition

Japanese Cuisine Has Always Increased Lifespan — But What About Healthspan?

March 8, 2021September 25, 2023

After years of gaining popularity as some sort of secret aging cure, the traditional Japanese diet and method of…

Following Biden’s Bombings in Syria VA Senator Kaine “Insists” on Changes
ArchivesWar

Following Biden’s Bombings in Syria VA Senator Kaine “Insists” on Changes

March 3, 2021February 26, 2024

Following President Biden’s allegedly retaliatory attacks against Iraqi Shi’ite militia groups in Syria, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine has essentially…

Wracked by Decades of War Mosul Museums and Monuments Try and Rebuild
ArchivesWorld News

Wracked by Decades of War Mosul Museums and Monuments Try and Rebuild

March 2, 2021November 15, 2024

When war came to the country of Iraq in the 21st century, it would arrive in a land that…

A Dip Under an Antarctic Ice Shelf Instantly Reveals 36 Creatures New to Science
ArchivesCoffee Break Reads

A Dip Under an Antarctic Ice Shelf Instantly Reveals 36 Creatures New to Science

February 19, 2021August 15, 2023

British Antarctic Survey team members gathering ice cores despaired as their drill bit struck a boulder, half a mile…

SpaceX Receives Contract to Send First Two Lunar Gateway Components into Orbit
ArchivesSpace

SpaceX Receives Contract to Send First Two Lunar Gateway Components into Orbit

February 12, 2021June 6, 2025

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will carry the first two of four components of the Lunar Gateway into space,…

BDNF — Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is a Major Cognitive Enhancer and Functional Medicine Goldmine
ArchivesPhysiology

BDNF — Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is a Major Cognitive Enhancer and Functional Medicine Goldmine

January 22, 2021January 24, 2025

A growth-factor compound produced in our brains and muscles is emerging as having potentially mitigative effects on neurological disease,…

There is an Opportunity this Spring to Go Back in Time
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

There is an Opportunity this Spring to Go Back in Time

December 15, 2020June 30, 2023

I knew when the possible implications of the rapidly spreading coronavirus back in February became clear, that I didn’t…

TransAstra Enters Phase III for Prototyping Revolutionary Asteroid Mining Technologies
ArchivesSpace

TransAstra Enters Phase III for Prototyping Revolutionary Asteroid Mining Technologies

November 20, 2020January 26, 2024

Plans continue going well for the Trans Astronautica Corporation, who have patent-pending technology for asteroid mining on a massive…

Trump’s Recent Pentagon Purge: Why December Could be the Most Significant Month of his Presidency
ArchivesForeign Policy

Trump’s Recent Pentagon Purge: Why December Could be the Most Significant Month of his Presidency

November 16, 2020July 11, 2024

President Trump fired his Sec. of Defense, Mark Esper, announcing he would be replaced with former Army Colonel Christopher…

With the Help of WWF Russia Wild Persian Leopards May Once Again Roam the Caucasus
ArchivesConservation

With the Help of WWF Russia Wild Persian Leopards May Once Again Roam the Caucasus

October 17, 2020July 19, 2023

Under the auspices of the Russian chapter of the World Wildlife Fund, a pair of Persian leopards, a species…

Another Lake, Another Great Day in Lombardia
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Another Lake, Another Great Day in Lombardia

October 6, 2020June 30, 2023

While often characterized as both the industrial and financial engine block of the Italian peninsula, there is great natural…

Stunning Leaked Documents Expose Depth of UK/US Propaganda Campaign in Syria
ArchivesWar

Stunning Leaked Documents Expose Depth of UK/US Propaganda Campaign in Syria

September 28, 2020December 3, 2024

A group calling itself “Anonymous” uploaded dozens of PDFs containing records, financial statements, bills of sale, progress reports, project…

Hunting for Porcini Mushrooms in the Mountains of Piedmont
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Hunting for Porcini Mushrooms in the Mountains of Piedmont

September 22, 2020July 5, 2023

On a gloomy, cloudy morning in the Italian region of Piemonte, I climbed into a car with my uncle…

Island Extermination: An Untold Story of Conservation Success
ArchivesConservation

Island Extermination: An Untold Story of Conservation Success

September 16, 2020October 2, 2023

Story at a glance… While many of the UN’s 2020 Aichi Conservation Targets were missed, controlling invasive species was…

In Fair Verona Where We Set Our Scene
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

In Fair Verona Where We Set Our Scene

September 8, 2020June 30, 2023

I played, albeit only for a short time during preparations, Romeo when I was a young man. I would…

Capri, Ischia or Procida: Which of Naples’ Islands Should You Visit?
ArchivesTravel

Capri, Ischia or Procida: Which of Naples’ Islands Should You Visit?

August 19, 2020June 29, 2023

Between Capri, Procida, and Ischia, the traveler to Naples has an extraordinarily tough choice before them — not only…

Marriage in a Foreign Land
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Marriage in a Foreign Land

August 18, 2020June 30, 2023

Marriage in a foreign country can be really difficult because all of a sudden you have two governments involved…

Napoli, Pozzuoli, and the Roman Empire
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Napoli, Pozzuoli, and the Roman Empire

August 12, 2020June 30, 2023

It was on August the 4th that my future fiance and I traveled from our home in Lombardia to…

Pozzuoli — Not Naples Might be the Best Place to Stay in Naples
ArchivesTravel

Pozzuoli — Not Naples Might be the Best Place to Stay in Naples

August 10, 2020June 29, 2023

Pozzuoli is not a city many people outside of Italy will have heard of, and if someone told you…

Colombian Ex-Guerrillas Turn into Citizen Scientists Using Their Knowledge of the Jungle to Protect Biodiversity
ArchivesConservation

Colombian Ex-Guerrillas Turn into Citizen Scientists Using Their Knowledge of the Jungle to Protect Biodiversity

July 13, 2020July 14, 2023

In 2016, when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a peace agreement with the Colombian government, scientists…

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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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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.…

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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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