Food Allergies in Children Seem Heavily-Determined by Mother’s Microbiome and Fiber Intake
The human microbiome – the cultures of microscopic lifeforms which live inside us, is proven to have all manner…
New National Forest Initiative Spanning the Length and Breadth of Wales Will Link Fragmented Forests Across the Country
PICTURED: Ceunant Llennyrch Woodland Trail, near Coed Felinrhyd rainforest, Wales. Photo credit: Barry Hunter. CC 2.0 Reprinted with permission…
Maximum Pressure Campaign on Iran Intensifies as Fresh U.S. Sanctions Join Coronavirus in Impacting the Country
TEHRAN, Iran. March 16th, 2020. PICTURED: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a press conference addressing the upcoming holidays and…
In 2013 Researchers Created Mutant Worms that Live 500% Longer – Now They Know How,
PICTURED: C. elegans under a microscope. Photo credit: Zeiss Microscopy. CC 2.0 Back in 2013, researchers at the Buck…
A Few Tweaks to Ensure the Best of a Classic Ghanaian Itinerary to Cape Coast
PICTURED: The bustling fishing industry off the Atlantic coast of Cape Coast, Ghana. 2019 brought swathes of enthusiastic, warm-hearted…
What if There Were a Drug that Tricked Your Body into Thinking it was Fasting?
PICTURED: Researcher Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, and his colleague Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban. Medical science is now becoming very comfortable…
Life Under Quarantine
Life under quarantine is an interesting new challenge for a world-traveler/digital nomad. It takes a moment to set in,…
House Democrats Move to Prevent the Removal of Any U.S. Troops From 53 African Countries
WASHINGTON D.C. March 4th, 2020. Early reports of a bill slated to be introduced in the House that would…
Who’s Done What to Achieve the Pre-Peace Deal in Afghanistan?
Doha, Qatar. February 29th, 2020. As the Taliban delegation joined in representatives from the United States, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and…
New Study Finds Two Proteins Which Seem to Prevent Healthy Aging in Worms, Mice, and Humans
Over the 20th and 21st centuries the average lifespan of human beings across the world has been getting longer…
Earth May Have Just Produced a New Species of Wolf
PICTERED: A Himalayan wolf triggers one of Geraldine Werhahn’s camera traps As high as 4,000 meters (20,000 feet) above…
Taliban Peace Talks According to the Taliban
PICTURED: Suhail Shaheen, the deputy Taliban envoy and part of the negotiating team in Doha. Photo: Ariananews. February 20th,…
Probiotics Like Lactobacillus Casei have been Shown to Dramatically Reduce Symptoms of Depression
Some of the most extensive research into the human microbiome has revealed that the health or variance in genetic…
A Taste of Those Most European of Qualities – Dreams and Proximity
Non fa niente senza la macchina negli Stati Uniti, I told my new Italian friend regarding the distance which…
Yet Again, the Trump Administration has Changed the Justification for Assassinating Soleimani.
PICTURED: General Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at the funeral of Soleimani’s father. CC 4.0 WASHINGTON, February 14,…
Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution, Removing Constitutional Authority for Aggression
WASHINGTON, February 13th, 2020. Introduced on the 9th of January, a joint resolution restricting the American Presidency from acting…
Unfurl Your Sails and Go Undaunted into the Great Adventure
At this point my trip through Morocco would have been about halfway completed if not for a chance encounter…
Wikileaks and Whistleblowers Undoing the Credibility of the OPCW With More Leaks on Syrian Gas Attacks
February 6th, 2019. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has released a statement on the leaks…
Dep. of Homeland Security is Destroying Parts of UNESCO Reserve and National Park for Trump’s Wall
PICTURED: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona. ARIZONA, February 6th, 2020. President Donald Trump’s border infrastructure project is…
Labeled the ‘Cold Winter Deserts of Central Asia’ IUCN Recommends 4 Additional World Heritage Sites
A group of spectacular mountain and desert landscapes were targeted, assessed, and recommended by the International Union for the…
