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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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4.5 Billion Years of Life on Earth in 24 Hours {Video}

What would it look like if we took Earth’s 4.5 billion year history, and stuffed it into a normal day’s 24 hour time-frame? Follow the magnificent journey of life; where it began, and how it eventually led to humani...

by Natasha Lipman

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The City 2050

As part of the Tomorrow’s Cities season the BBC is looking at how our lives will be changed by technology in the future. Delivery drones, farmscrapers and robo-taxis, is this what our future world looks like? Experts pred...

by Nicky Armstrong

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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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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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Petri-Dish Patty: A Worrying or Brave Step in Future Meat Production?

Overpopulation has been a big problem for food production for a long time, and with a current world population of 7.2 billion, which is predicted to rise to 9.6 million by 2050, it seems that Armageddon could be caused by the ...

by Ozlem Unat

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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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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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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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Kittens’ Eyes Sewn Shut For Experiments

4.5 Billion Years of Life on Earth in 24 Hours {Video}

The City 2050

Climate Poker

Critical Health Epidemics On The Rise In Prisons

Petri-Dish Patty: A Worrying or Brave Step in Future Meat Production?

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

Vaccine Politics: Immunity Under Threat In The West

Hormone Replacement Therapy: The Dangers And The Alternatives

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