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Hormone Replacement Therapy: The Dangers And The Alternatives

The dangers of Hormone Replacement Therapy have flooded news headlines in recent weeks with new statistics suggesting that HRT increases the risk of ovarian cancer in women. Studies showed one extra case of ovarian cancer per 1...

by Abbie Saunders

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Maybe Hollywood Does Get It: A Year In Climate Change Cinema

In The Atlantic, Noah Gittell recently argued that Hollywood is dropping the ball on climate change. Pointing out the lack of explicit acknowledgement in Interstellar, Gittell went on to suggest that Hollywood keeps getting t...

by Chris Round

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When Will Robots Replace Humans Across Global Industries?

You may not know Hon Hai, but it is to produce 70% of all iPhones 6. It also operates the largest factories on Earth. Terry Gou, founder and chairman, based his success on cheap labor costs as well as audacious merging strategi...

by Paris Tech Review

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Critical Health Epidemics On The Rise In Prisons

Critical health epidemics are on the rise in prisons internationally. Just this week, new controversy surrounds the issue in the light of breaking news that American prisons may have to invest in expensive drug treatment for in...

by Abbie Saunders

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Information Revolution And Climate Action: A Marriage With A Promise?

On September 23, 2014, as world leaders, corporations and other actors at the UN New York headquarters gave pledges on how they plan to address the challenge of climate change, climate-oriented blogs and social media platforms...

by Kennedy Mbeva

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Vaccine Politics: Immunity Under Threat In The West

Last week we saw how the global drive to eradicate polio has suffered a serious setback due to the politicisation of vaccination efforts and prolonged violence in certain areas of the planet. However, it would be a mistake to a...

by Daniel Cavanillas

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Kittens’ Eyes Sewn Shut For Experiments

Scientists at Cardiff University have been sewing shut kittens’ eyelids to discover how the brain responds to sensory deprivation. In research that took place in 2010, but only recently came to light, more than 30 kittens and...

by Paula Munteanu

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WATCH: The Indiscriminate Atomic Weapon

When you think about nuclear weapons, what is the first thought that comes to your mind? Destructiveness? Maybe, death? For me at least, power, danger, and control are probably the first three words I associate with nuclear w...

by Conor Sullivan

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Climate Poker

The vast majority of the world’s nations and citizens are gambling with the global climate – at stake is humanity’s well-being. But how real is the climate change threat, and who is really to blame? Let’s first deal...

by Kris Gravning

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Hormone Replacement Therapy: The Dangers And The Alternatives

Maybe Hollywood Does Get It: A Year In Climate Change Cinema

When Will Robots Replace Humans Across Global Industries?

Critical Health Epidemics On The Rise In Prisons

Information Revolution And Climate Action: A Marriage With A Promise?

Vaccine Politics: Immunity Under Threat In The West

Kittens’ Eyes Sewn Shut For Experiments

WATCH: The Indiscriminate Atomic Weapon

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