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Babies born prematurely are at higher risk of heart problems throughout life – new study
goodbishop/Shutterstock The weeks and months after a baby is born are a critical time for the growth of the heart of premature babies. This is largely because they are faced with major blood flow changes and increased oxygen demands as they transition to the outside environment during a time whereContinue Reading
Most people carry remnants of a chemical pollutant – ultrasound technology can help clean it up
Pimen/Shutterstock There’s a type of synthetic chemical which has been so widely used over the last 70 years that its remnants can be found in 99% of humans. Even low level exposure to this pollutant is known to increase the risks of several cancers (including breast, testicular and kidney) birthContinue Reading
Modern monetary theory: the rise of economists who say huge government debt is not a problem
Don't fret. 3DDock There is no limit to the quantity of money that can be created by a central bank such as the Bank of England. It was different in the days of the gold standard, when central banks were restrained by a promise to redeem their money for goldContinue Reading
Do cricket balls really spread coronavirus?
Cricket is now back on in England, despite Boris Johnson declaring cricket balls a “natural vector of disease”. His statement has frustrated cricket fans and players, but has also raised the wider question of which activities spread COVID-19. After all, unlike other activities that the UK government is actively encouraging,Continue Reading
The pandemic shows we need more Black scientists – but who will pay the cost?
Maliutina Anna/Shutterstock The cumulative effects of structural racism were the major contributing factor in the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on groups described as Black, Asian or other minority ethnic (BAME) in the UK. That was the overwhelming message from the recent Public Health England review on the issue. The centralContinue Reading
How countries get away with hoarding drugs in a pandemic
The news that the US has bought the global supply of remdesivir – a drug that can treat COVID-19 – has rightly been criticised as “treatment nationalism”. But the US is not the only country acting selfishly. The UK recently banned the export of dexamethasone – the only drug provenContinue Reading
Volunteering, mutual aid and lockdown has shifted our sense of ‘happiness’
shutterstock Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock As lockdowns around the world ease or end, it’s clear that the coronavirus crisis has brought racial, gender and socio-economic inequalities into sharp focus. The Black Lives Matter protests suggest that a return to “business as usual” will be met with strong opposition. A YouGov poll for theContinue Reading
How COVID-19 led to the closure of popular bookshops in Bangladesh · Global Voices
The pandemic and the lockdown hit the booksellers hard Nilkhet second-hand book market in Dhaka. You can find old, rare, or out of print books here. Image from Flickr by Francisco Anzola. (CC BY 2.0). The COVID-19 situation is worsening in Bangladesh as reflected in the rising death toll. ItContinue Reading
Small-scale pig farmer implements commercial practices
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Year One
Before the pandemic hit, Modern Farmer spoke to farmers who had completed their first year of farming and were gearing up for their second season. They told us about some of their biggest challenges, how they overcame them, and why it was all worth it in the end. Here areContinue Reading