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U.S. Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Mired in Racism and Fear

U.S. Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Mired in Racism and Fear

The beginning of February saw the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which marks another day of tolerance towards intersex FGM. While we in the intersex…

South Korea Will Not Pursue Scientific Whaling Program

South Korea Will Not Pursue Scientific Whaling Program

The Republic of Korea has announced that it will not go ahead with a lethal scientific whaling program. The policy decision was announced in a circular released by the International…

Fire Threat in New South Wales is “Catastrophic”

Fire Threat in New South Wales is “Catastrophic”

The rural fire service in New South Wales, Australia, will be receiving assistance from the Australian Defence Force this week after a special emergency directive was activated. The COMDISPLAN was…

Hurricane Sandy to Bring Gusts of up to 185 kmph to US East Coast

Hurricane Sandy to Bring Gusts of up to 185 kmph to US East Coast

The National Hurricane Center in Miami has warned that winds of up to 185kmph will occur at 1800 UTC on Monday 29th October 2012 as Hurricane Sandy sweeps the East…

Tanzania’s Bid to Hold Ivory Auction “Ludicrous” – Mary Rice

Tanzania’s Bid to Hold Ivory Auction “Ludicrous” – Mary Rice

The rate of elephant poaching in Africa is soaring as elephants are brutally slaughtered to feed a rising demand for ivory products, fueled largely by the growing disposable income of…

Assessing the Risks of Spreading Zebra Chip Disease – Dr Joseph Munyaneza

Assessing the Risks of Spreading Zebra Chip Disease – Dr Joseph Munyaneza

Measures to control the spread of zebra chip disease should focus on the tomato / potato psyllid rather than preventing the export of fresh and seed potatoes, argues Dr. Munyaneza…

How Intelligence Happens – Professor John Duncan

How Intelligence Happens – Professor John Duncan

Professor John Duncan, author of “How Intelligence Happens” and Assistant Director of the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, UK, explains how our thoughts are processed in the…

Does war change our DNA? – Professor Peter Pregelj

Does war change our DNA? – Professor Peter Pregelj

The impact of war and terrorism on children has been the focus of a growing number of studies worldwide. Questions have been raised about children’s vulnerability to the stress that…

Culling Badgers to Protect Cows

Culling Badgers to Protect Cows

The incidence of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in British cattle has been increasing since the 1980s, despite a program of testing cattle and slaughtering those showing evidence of exposure to the…

Fish Stocks: “Positive change is possible with the right leadership” – Tony Juniper

Fish Stocks: “Positive change is possible with the right leadership” – Tony Juniper

Tony Juniper, Special Adviser to the Prince of Wales Charities’ International Sustainability Unit, on fish stocks and sustainable fisheries. With the world’s fish stocks showing ever more serious signs of…

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