WAMA DISTRICT, NURISTAN, AFGHANISTAN—When Dilaram comes into view through the trees, he’s standing astride the felled trunk of a huge cedar, the chainsaw in his hands straining as it spews smoke and sawdust. It’s 10:30 A.M., and the air is filled with the smell of conifer needles and two-stroke exhaust. Forty-year-old Dilaram, who goes by… Continue reading A Rare Glimpse into Afghanistan’s Spectacular, Vanishing Forests
The Trinity Within Us – Divine Intimacy Meditation on SpiritualDirection.com
The Trinity Within Us Presence of God – O Most Holy Trinity, who art pleased to make my soul Your dwelling place, deign to share with me Your divine life. MEDITATION Jesus came not only to reveal the mystery of the Blessed Trinity, but also to establish ties of the closest friendship between our… Continue reading The Trinity Within Us – Divine Intimacy Meditation on SpiritualDirection.com
Is Time Travel Possible?
In the movies, time travelers typically step inside a machine and—poof—disappear. They then reappear instantaneously among cowboys, knights or dinosaurs. What these films show is basically time teleportation. Scientists don’t think this conception is likely in the real world, but they also don’t relegate time travel to the crackpot realm. In fact, the laws of… Continue reading Is Time Travel Possible?
Science, Not Legalized Discrimination, Should Drive Health Care Policy
If you’ve gotten a free flu shot, mammogram or diabetes screening lately, there’s a good chance you can thank the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare. Unfortunately, a recent court decision may take that coverage away from millions of Americans. Some 20–40 percent of U.S. deaths from cancer, heart disease and other leading causes of… Continue reading Science, Not Legalized Discrimination, Should Drive Health Care Policy
Angelic Possession (And More Patrons’ Questions!)
Podcast: Download MYS261: We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience. This time the questions cover Angelic possession, Hollow Moon, Genesis flood, Younger Dryas, Philadelphia experiment, Ouija boards, King Arthur, Nation of… Continue reading Angelic Possession (And More Patrons’ Questions!)
Renate Loll Blends Universes to Unlock Quantum Gravity
Quanta Magazine > 0; if (typeof predicate !== ‘function’) { throw new TypeError(‘predicate must be a function’); } var thisArg = arguments[1]; var k = 0; while (k We care about your data, and we’d like to use cookies to give you a smooth browsing experience. Please agree and read more about our privacy policy.Agree… Continue reading Renate Loll Blends Universes to Unlock Quantum Gravity
Out on Private American Patrols in the Smuggler-Blighted Border Badlands of Arizona
Editor’s note: This article is a collaboration between RealClearInvestigations and Soldier of Fortune magazine, with Heath Hansen of SOF on the border. CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, Ariz. – As blazing sunlight ebbs to a star-studded sky along the U.S.-Mexico border, members of the Arizona Border Recon group peer through field glasses at a trio of men… Continue reading Out on Private American Patrols in the Smuggler-Blighted Border Badlands of Arizona
The Bad Side of ‘Good’ Cholesterol
Tanya Lewis: Hi, and welcome to Your Health, Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series! Josh Fischman: On this show, we highlight the latest vital health news, discoveries that affect your body and your mind. Every episode, we dive into one topic. We discuss diseases, treatments, and some controversies. Lewis: And we demystify the medical research… Continue reading The Bad Side of ‘Good’ Cholesterol
Biden White House Uses Fuzzy Math to Tout ‘Nearly 20%’ Federal Union Growth
… combining with the No. 2 union for a membership increase of just 0.6%. nteu.org “Unless you’ve got some minor unions doubling or more their membership while nothing similar is happening with the largest unions,” Sherk said, “there’s just no way to make the math work.” RCI asked the Office of Personnel Management, which… Continue reading Biden White House Uses Fuzzy Math to Tout ‘Nearly 20%’ Federal Union Growth
How 3D Changes in the Genome Turned Sharks Into Skates
The marine creatures called skates skim along the sea bottom, rippling their winglike pectoral fins to propel themselves and to stir up small creatures hiding in the sand. Their unusual flattened body plan makes them one of the oddest families of fish in the sea, and it seems even odder that they evolved from streamlined,… Continue reading How 3D Changes in the Genome Turned Sharks Into Skates