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This list is adapted from the excellent article on Nomad Mania. CELEBRITY TRAVELLERS 1. Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC) – NM1301 40, UN 13. His empire stretched from Greece to NW India. 2. Pausanias (2nd century AD). … Continue reading →

IT’S TIME to TREAT SUGAR LIEK CIGARETTES  By Mark Hyman and Ron Gutman The food we eat impacts every aspect of our lives and our bodies: our hormones, brain chemistry, immune system, microbiome; the list goes on. As consumers, we … Continue reading →

What Experts Really Think About Diet Soda Photo-Illustration by TIME; Getty Images APRIL 9, 2024 8:00 AM TIME Growing up, Olivia Dreizen Howell, 39, “lived on” diet soda. So did her family. At a family reunion in 1996, everyone sported … Continue reading →

Gambia’s Move to Repeal Female Genital Mutilation Ban Risks Women’s Rights Globally An anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) protester outside the National Assembly in Banjul on March 18, 2024, during the debate between lawmakers on a highly controversial bill seeking to … Continue reading →

New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity Two decades of U.S. policy appear to be rooted in a mistaken understanding of what happened that day. By Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon Jamie Squire / Getty MAY 20, 2024 ATLANTIC For more than … Continue reading →

The Land That Doesn’t Need Ozempic By Johann Hari Pedestrians cross an intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo on Thursday, May 2, 2024.Toru Hanai— MAY 9, 2024 TIME  In March 2023, the Japanese medical authorities announced that the new weight loss … Continue reading →

Against Sunscreen Absolutism Moderate sun exposure can be good for you. Why won’t American experts acknowledge that? By Rowan Jacobsen Illustration by Gabriela Pesqueira. Source: Dimarik / Getty. MAY 10, 2024, 7 AM ET ATLANTIC  Australia is a country of abundant sunshine, but … Continue reading →

The Illogical Relationship Americans Have With Animals A new book explores the roots of our love for certain creatures—and our indifference toward many others. By Ben Goldfarb Millennium Images / Gallery Stock APRIL 18, 2024 ATLANTIC  American society has a confused, … Continue reading →

The Dangers of Distracted Parenting When it comes to children’s development, parents should worry less about kids’ screen time—and more about their own. By Erika Christakis Edmon de Haro JULY/AUGUST 2018 ATLANTIC  Smartphones have by now been implicated in so many crummy outcomes—car … Continue reading →

UNITED KINGDOM – WALES (Cardiff, Swansea, Newport) CARDIFF/NEWPORT Newport Medieval Ship The next three bridges cross the Usk River in Newport. George Street Bridge, Newport. A suspension bridge with two large towers on each end. The main highway bridge for … Continue reading →