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How trafficked cheetah cubs move from the wild and into your Instagram feed Criminal networks in Somaliland smuggle cubs out of Africa to wealthy buyers abroad. Now the breakaway African state is fighting back. A seven-month-old cheetah in the back … Continue reading →

A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church once common in north-western Europe. The name derives from the building’s structure of post and lintel construction, a type of timber framing where the load-bearing ore-pine posts are called stafr in Old Norse Originally much more widespread, most of the surviving stave churches are in Norway. The … Continue reading →

Your Cynicism Isn’t Helping Anybody By Jamil Zaki September 3, 2024 TIME MAGAZINE Zaki, PhD., is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. He is the author of Hope for Cynics: The Surprising … Continue reading →

With nearly two billion followers, Islam originated in Arabia and spread throughout the world, becoming the world’s second-largest religion after Christianity. I like mosques. They are usually airconditioned and nice places to lie down and have a nap. Every mosque … Continue reading →

Too much corn is bad for you—and it’s in nearly everything we eat Whole corn is good for you, but many of its processed varieties are not. The long-term health consequences of overconsumption may be profound. Mountains of yellow feed … Continue reading →

6 Health Myths About Oils BY MATT FUCHS AUGUST 15, 2024 12:00 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC  Online health influencers have plenty to say lately about oils. We should cook with certain oils, banish others from our pantries, swish them around our mouths for … Continue reading →

Plastic trash litters the waters of a fishing village in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Plastic pollution is only one type of pollution that harms the marine environment. Marine Pollution explained A wide range of pollution—from plastic pollution to light … Continue reading →

The curse of genius We see exceptional intelligence as a blessing. So why, asks Maggie Fergusson, are so many brilliant children miserable misfits? Apr 29th 2019 ECONOMIST  By Maggie Fergusson Tom remembers the day he decided he wanted to be … Continue reading →

Marine Debris Cleanup  David Jensen Container Ship Spills – Zim Kingston Marine Pollution Plastic, Alternative Plastic 

David Jensen is a 40-something paddleboarder who is driven to clean up marine debris. He has lived his entire life on Vancouver Island including 15 years on the west coast in Ucluelet and Tofino. He has been an active surfer … Continue reading →