The idea that skin fairness is equal to beauty has long been a part of Asian culture, especially in countries like India. A holdover from the colonial past, this idea – mostly targeted at...
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Scientists Are Racing to Map the Earth’s Seabed. Here’s Why.
Steinar Ellefmo, an Associate Professor in NTNU’s Department of Geology and Mineral Resources Engineering, said: “We actually know more about the moon than the seafloor.” He’s not wrong. Since 1969...
Greenpeace Data Shows Supertrawlers Routinely Ignore UK’s...
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are areas of the sea where activities like fishing are supposed to be highly limited or illegal. However, a recent Greenpeace investigation has shown that this is far...
A New Weapon in the Fight Against COVID-19: Dogs
Detecting COVID-19, the disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is not an easy task, despite the number of different testing regimes that exist. Right...
Climate Change Is Enabling the Spread of Deadly Mosquito-Borne...
Many of the long-predicted effects of climate change are now occurring: glaciers have shrunk, plant and animal ranges have shifted, trees are flowering sooner and there are longer and more intense...
Once a Beacon of National Pride, Crimea is Now a Major Liability...
On February 27 2014 Russian soldiers marched into Crimea, marking the first annexation of territory in continental Europe since World War 2. Now six years later, the region continues to experience a...
How a Wild West Town Shocked the World in 1920 by Electing an...
On May 11 2020, the small town of Jackson in Wyoming marked the 100th anniversary of its “petticoat rulers”, an all-female government that was elected to run the notoriously lawless town. Jackson...
How a Young Ecologist is Changing the Fortunes of Irish Farmers
Agriculture is a critical part of the economy of Ireland. In 2019 exports from the sector were worth €14.5 billion . However, the sector is facing a number of threats from Brexit...
The Story of Chilli is One of Politics, Geography and Culture
Chilli peppers are today an essential part of almost all major cuisines in some way or the other. They are the key to Asian, African, Latin American, and constitute an important part of Britain’s...
The Future Of Organ Transplants is Cultivation, Not Donation
The researchers are fully aware that implantation and testing the livers in rats is just the first step in a long road to creating fully-functional organs for humans. If and when Soto-Gutierrez’s...
The Lust for Libya: Big Powers Fight Over the Spoils of War
The first major war of the new scramble for Africa is being fought in Libya as big powers fight over the spoils of war. Ever since NATO intervened to help depose Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Oct...
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Tests Positive for Coronavirus
As the coronavirus continues it’s inexorable spread around the world, South America is becoming one of the worst affected areas and Brazil has the second-worst coronavirus outbreak in the...
NASA Unveils Its Multi Million Dollar Next Generation Space Suit.
The futuristic flight suits worn by Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken during Saturday’s successful launch look a world away from the bulky orange shuttle flight suits worn when astronauts last...
Russian Arms Sales are Fueling Africa’s Conflicts
Russia plays a critical role in Africa, it is responsible for 49% of arms exports to the continent and those arms sales are fueling Africa's conflicts.
From Probation to Regulation: The Economics of Cannabis...
Governments are now moving from probation to cannabis legalisation, as a way to tackle the increase in consumption and take away benefits from it.
Sub-Saharan Africa has a Huge Drug Problem and it Will Get Worse
When it comes to drugs, the focus has largely been on developing regions as sites of production or transportation, rather than consumption. The reality is, however, far more shocking. Sub-Saharan...
Farming the Final Frontier: The Race To Grow Plants in Space
Hollywood isn’t always known for its scientific accuracy, especially when it comes to movies about space. However, with NASA setting its sights on returning to the moon, sometimes a movie can...
The Strange Creatures That Are Boosting Local Farmers in Zanzibar
It’s worth remembering that farming of anything is not exactly natural. It’s how we’ve managed to organise our food production and produce it in volumes and formats that work with the way we...
Is There Anybody Out There?
For countless centuries people have looked up at the night sky and wondered. Some wondered about their gods, some tried to make sense of the patterns they saw and a few wondered if there were worlds...
The Rise, and Potential Fall of the Asian Century
With the US/China relationship becoming increasingly fractured China-USA relationship, questions about Asia’s future and the emerging new world order are being asked, casting doubt on the dream of...