BY: ELIJAH BASSETT In India, like many places around the world, finances hold many people back from getting the medical treatment they need. Ideally, this is where the government comes in, to ensure that its citizens are able to afford…
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Choosing to Work for an Ethical Company
Starting a new job can be a difficult change to take in. If you’re working full time, you’re essentially deciding where you want to be for eight hours a day, five days a week, and who you want to be…
RiverBlue exposes how the denim industry is ruining fresh water
BY: SHAWNTAE HARRIS Flashy sale signs hang on the window of a retail store while customers browse through new pairs of jeans. But, little do they know that the new pair of blue washed denim jeans they’re checking out is…
Save the bees: this is a major factor in the declining population of honeybees
BY: DUSTIN BATTY It is becoming common knowledge that the overuse of antibiotics has many negative side-effects. It allows some harmful strains of bacteria to become resistant to current antibiotics, forcing us to continuously develop new antibiotics. It opens the…
UNICEF’s Kid Power fitness tracker tackles obesity and malnutrition at the same time
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT One of the darkest ironies of modern capitalism is that we in industrialized nations have more food than we know what to do with, while many people living in the Global South still struggle with malnutrition. But…
Equal pay for Iceland: everything you need to know
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT Women and minorities have come a long way in terms of equal rights over the past few decades, but there are still some big problems. One of these is the pay gap. Although the pay gap exists…
Media violence has no long-term effects on empathy or aggression
BY: DUSTIN BATTY The moral implications of violent media (violent movies, video games, etc.) have been debated for years. The concern is that an oversaturated exposure to fictional portrayals of violence will normalize it in people’s minds and desensitize them…
Cyborg cockroaches called biobots are the latest search and rescue technology
BY: DUSTIN BATTY Rescuing survivors from a collapsed structure is an extremely dangerous endeavour. Because of the uncertain stability of the disaster area, rescue efforts are risky for everyone involved. The rescuers are in danger of falling through an unstable…
Cute, short love story behind a small town’s claim to fame
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO If you find yourself cruising down the New Hampshire 103 you’re likely not headed to Newbury, though you will pass through it. As you drive by the couple thousands of people who live in this small town in…
Food forests are helping these Native American reservations eat healthier
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Centuries ago, Native American and First Nation tribes ranged far and wide across the continent, hunting animals such as bison, deer, buffalo, fish, and gathering crops like sweet potatoes and maize. But as Native American reservations…
Renewable energy systems are the future, despite Trump’s ideas on climate change
BY: DUSTIN BATTY Renewable energy systems and solar panel power will be the future of America. By now, most people have heard that American President Donald Trump has rejected the idea that human-induced climate change is a very real and…
Musk and Bostrom’s computer simulation theory isn’t as crazy as it first sounds
BY: DUSTIN BATTY As augmented reality and virtual reality technology continues to improve, concerns have arisen that in the future, we won’t be able to tell what is real and what is computer-generated. According to some people—including well-known innovator, inventor,…
Overeating is one of the biggest contributors to food waste
BY: DUSTIN BATTY It is a well-known fact that people have a tendency to waste food. A recent study covered in a Science Daily article found that around fifty percent of all harvested crops—nearly “2.1 billion tonnes” of food—are lost…
Beijing is replacing all of its taxis with electric cars to fight pollution
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT In China’s capital city, Beijing, tens of thousands of taxi drivers spend countless hours on the road every day, while the city – and country – faces a pollution crisis that has been seriously harmful to both the…
Elon musk is flying 2 people around the moon
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS In the 1960s and 70s, moon-mania dominated the public consciousness. In the wake of Apollo 11’s successful round trip to the moon and back, space seemed like a limitless new frontier, rife with potential. Apollo missions…
Double dick syndrome: the ugly truth about diphallia
BY: DUSTIN BATTY Diphallia, penal duplication, or more simply, double dick syndrome, is a medical condition wherein the subject is born with two penises. This condition may sound like a dream for some, especially since the man known only as…
London’s pollution fine will prevent air pollution in the city
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT London’s pollution has been a big problem. Some of you may remember the news last month about London exceeding its air pollution limits for 2017 in just five days. Fortunately, they have now announced that they’ll be…
The Sahara desert welcomes back once extinct antelope species
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO In another win for the animal kingdom an antelope that was once extinct in the wild is grazing in the fields of the Sahara once more. It has been 20 years since the Scimitar-horned oryx roamed in…
Quiznos is adopting more ethical standards for its treatment of its chickens
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT Oftentimes, we omnivores forget exactly what goes into what we eat from day to day – including the horrific treatment of animals in factory farms. While many food producers and restaurants don’t pay much mind to it…
This study is asking for help around the world to save at risk Natural World Heritage Sites
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP In the first ever global quantitative assessment of how humanity is negatively affecting Natural World Heritage Sites (NWHS), things definitely could’ve looked better. NWHS are globally recognized sites that hold some of the world’s most valuable and…