Texas blackouts show why energy should be a universal right
But it’s time to make this a right to low carbon energy.
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Why did humans grow four inches in 100 years? It wasn’t just diet
It is a commonplace for children to be taller than their parents, but four generations ago this wasn’t the case. A recent study of soldiers around the age of 20 who enlisted in the army during World War…
The atmosphere is getting thirstier and it’s making droughts worse – new study
A new study shows that rising ‘atmospheric thirst’ is responsible for about 40% of the increase in drought severity over the last four decades.
Saving children’s teeth in Sudan – without anaesthetic or drills
A cheap and simple technique could revolutionise treatment for tooth decay, especially in poor countries.
Should the NHS pay for womb transplants?
Fertility treatments might be designed to improve rather than save lives but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be publicly funded.
How tasty forest foods can help solve the global hunger crisis
With most of the world’s potential farmland already in use, it may be time to start foraging.
Decades of corrupt government have left states prey to Ebola
The word Ebola is conjuring up fear around the world; breakdowns in Western infection control procedures have led to cases in Spain and the US, and have given the non-African world a taste – or a foretaste…
How drones are helping in the fight against malaria
High-tech drones and low-tech ‘bucket and spade’ are helping Malawians fight malaria.
Africa should test smartphone microscope in the field
As a virologist working in the Gambia, the idea of a portable microscope that uses fluorescent imaging and can be attached to your smartphone to detect viruses and bacteria in the field sounds amazing…
Why people in a flooded British town were told to stop flushing the toilet
As climate change threatens to bring more sudden rainstorms, we need to rethink the way we manage water.
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