Two Days in Siena — According to Artist Sandra Petreni
This is neither the best guide to Tuscany, nor the most thorough. It is however the kind of guide…
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The Medical Wonders of Caloric Restriction: Part 1
In 2007, researchers at the Duke University School of Medicine studying caloric restriction in humans set out on Phase…
MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Meaningfully Reduces PTSD Symptoms by 88%—On Track for FDA-Approval
In a phase III, randomized placebo-controlled trial, the psychedelic chemical MDMA, colloquially known as ecstasy, was found to greatly…
At the Center of Everything, Ukraine Is a World Treasure and a Shame if Lost
Long-time reporter on the as-of-yet war of words between the Kremlin and NATO figureheads, Rick Rozoff, must have hardly…
Musings on the Slavosphere
Ukraine is one of those countries that, like so many parts of Europe, once belonged to one people, and…
A Sardine a Day Keeps Diabetes Away—Spanish Study
Spanish cuisine loves small oily fish like sardines and anchovies, and so Diana Rizzolo Ph.D. was unsurprisingly ecstatic when…
Wide and Worthy Kiev (or Kyiv as the Ukraine Language calls it)
Kyiv! Oh wide and worthy city, forgive me for almost passing you by. As brilliant as any capital city…
L’viv in a Day — According to World at Large
In a country not known for making positive headlines, a light of modernity, culture, and beauty in Ukraine shines…
Kyiv’s ‘Podil’ Neighborhood is a Kind of Brooklyn on the Dnieper
Only the largest cities in Europe have the honor of being reviewed neighborhood by neighborhood, and Kyiv, the seventh-largest…
Touring the Carpathians — an Almost Perfect Forest I Thought
As I mentioned before and will quickly reiterate again, the Carpathian Mountains is the third longest mountain chain in…
Here I Am (Ukraine) Stuck in the Middle With You
Some countries are more eager to see COVID-19 recede into history than others. On the back of immense frustration…
Why Mexico is the Perfect Digital Nomad Destination
My husband and I started our digital nomad adventure in the fall of 2016. After backpacking around the world…
Rarest-of-the-Rarest Dinosaur Fossil is a Cretaceous Era Still Life of Oviraptor and 24 Eggs
An international team of paleontologists has unearthed the latest fossil in what could be described as a 4-decade-long conveyor…
Viewed Through Venetian Glass: An Artform is Reimagined to Capture World in Crisis for Stunning Exhibition
While Venice, a world-mecca for glass art, became a famous casualty of the pandemic, the fires of one of…
Japanese Cuisine Has Always Increased Lifespan — But What About Healthspan?
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
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
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
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
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
A growth-factor compound produced in our brains and muscles is emerging as having potentially mitigative effects on neurological disease,…