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Scotland will become the first UK country to ban the manufacture and sale of plastic cotton swabs
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In an environmentally-friendly move by Scotland’s Government, the country is looking to ban, both the manufacture and sale of, plastic-stemmed cotton swabs. The move would ma…
Like hot food? This Food stall in New Delhi serves food on fire
BY: NADIA ZAIDI If you’ve never tried your favourite snack on fire, you’re missing out. At least according to the owner of a paan stall in New Delhi, who has recently caught global attent…
It’s a Nice Day for a Green Wedding – Environmental Matrimony
Getting married is a special time for anyone, and making the day unique to you and your partner is important. That’s not to say that you won’t spend a lot of money on matrimony. It’s estimated that th…
Afghanistan shelter helps reunite soldiers with the animals they left behind
BY: NADIA ZAIDI We have a lot of opinions when it comes to Afghanistan. War, human rights violations, and global intervention are usually at the forefront of that discussion. But one organization is h…
Ethiopia is finally recognizing its stateless Rastafarian community
BY: NADIA ZAIDI Ethiopia will now issue identity cards to its members of the Rastafarian community – a religious group that has long been stateless. This recognition comes at a time of volatili…
3 (really frickin’ easy) ways that you can save the great lakes from extinction
BY: NADIA ZAIDI The Great Lakes are an endangered resource. Growing up, I was one of those kids who thought the environment wasn’t my problem. Who cares if I won’t be around to witness t…
The world’s most remote island is now home to one of the largest protected marine reserves
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Hundreds of years ago, Dutch explorers from distant shores drew close to a mysterious island – one that would change the way we look at archeology forever. It wasn’t quite the ki…
Why so much of the world lives in a “poverty trap” and how we can escape it
Rich and poor, poor and rich. These two small words have been the driving force behind so many of the world’s cultural, social and economic history. In the old days, of course, the rich and powerful h…
White(ish) privilege: How eugenics and the caste system still perpetuate racism in Latin America
BY: ADAM THRUSH With international media outlets constantly fixated on the public devolution of race relations in the United States it would be easy to think that the problems of racism and white priv…
Meet the elusive and nomadic hyena men of Nigeria
BY: NADIA ZAIDI Like a scene from the Jungle Book, men in Nigeria can be seen walking around the streets with hyenas, and hence have been coined the ‘Hyena Men.’ And it’s not only h…
Trump Forest makes environmentalism great again
The year is 2093. A hover-bus full of students disembark from their futuristic transport and look around at the sylvan glen around them – a green oasis so different from the hustle and bustle of regul…
This infographic proves that hydroponics is the answer to urban gardening issues
BY: MAX PAYNE So you don’t have enough space for a garden? Or worse, you lack the lights for growing and learn that most plants cannot live without sufficient lights. Hydroponics can be a viable…
5 modern societies run entirely by women
BY: NADIA ZAIDI “This is a man’s world, but it wouldn’t be nothing without a woman or a girl.” Sure, that’s probably as biased as it gets, but I think we can all agree t…
The problems with radical feminism in the 21st century
BY: SYDNEY KEEFE CO-AUTHORED BY: JESSICA BEUKER Ahh Feminism; a word so powerful that the second it leaves a person’s lips it’s already commenced a fiery debate. The feminist movement da…
Iranian women erupt in protest as they are still banned from attending men’s sports matches
BY AILEEN ZANGOUEI Iranian women were left feeling “humiliated” and in tears when the ban on women participating in public sporting events had them protesting on the streets, while everyon…
How the North of England is winning the renewable energy game
The United Kingdom has been at the forefront of a number of innovations concerning advancing technologies relating to renewable energy. Being an island, there are a great number of tidal technologies …
Canada’s Fentanyl addiction has officially reached crisis status
BY: NADIA ZAIDI If there is one thing that Canadians aren’t discussing, it’s the right kind of drugs. While debates around marijuana continue to heat up, other dangerous drugs slip under t…
How one Sikh freedom fighter is helping political prisoners by committing himself to a hunger strike
BY: NADIA ZAIDI You might not have heard of him, but Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa is a current day freedom fighter. He’s also an 84-year-old grandfather — and the oldest person to be on a hunger st…
Your love of chocolate is leading to devastating forest destruction in West Africa
BY: NADIA ZAIDI Most of us don’t overthink as we indulge in our favourite piece of chocolate. Okay, maybe we think about putting in five extra minutes on the elliptical – but it doesnR…