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COVID-19 may harm minority groups’ health even if they don’t catch the virus
wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock As reliable data on COVID-19 emerges, one thing has become clear: not everyone is affected in the same way. Some groups in society have been hit particularly hard by this pandemic. Several risk factors have emerged, but one of the most important is ethnicity. Several studies have shown thatContinue Reading
Sudan needs a legal framework for cryptocurrency · Global Voices
Current legislation addresses electronic payments in general, but not cryptocurrencies Photo by André François McKenzie on Unsplash. The regulation of cryptocurrency poses a challenge for many countries and the technology is still illegal in a handful of nations. Since the first digital currency, Bitcoin, was invented in 2009 by theContinue Reading
World’s Largest Rooftop Greenhouse Opens In Quebec
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How a new solar and lighting technology could propel a renewable energy transformation
The demand for cheaper, greener electricity means that the energy landscape is changing faster than at any other point in history. This is particularly true of solar-powered electricity and battery storage. The cost of both has dropped at unprecedented rates over the past decade and energy efficient technologies such asContinue Reading
Gravitational waves: astronomers spot a black hole so massive they weren’t sure it could exist
Artist impression of merging black holes. Mark Myers, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) One of the greatest things about being an astrophysicist is that you keep discovering things you didn’t think were possible. Now the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and Virgo Observatory have discovered theirContinue Reading
This ancient Chinese anatomical atlas changes what we know about acupuncture and medical history
Pixeljoy/Shutterstock.com The accepted history of anatomy says that it was the ancient Greeks who mapped the human body for the first time. Galen, the “Father of Anatomy”, worked on animals, and wrote anatomy textbooks that lasted for the next 1,500 years. Modern anatomy started in the Renaissance with Andreas Vesalius,Continue Reading
Why children should be watching TV with the subtitles on
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Watching subtitled films, TV programmes and videos has huge benefits for children. It can help them boost their reading skills and learn other languages, as well as providing more inclusive access for children with disabilities or those who speak a minority language. This small change – turningContinue Reading
‘I don’t want my friends to know’ – young people on growing up with Crohn’s or colitis
insta_photos/shutterstock Young people with chronic health conditions cope with all of the usual challenges of growing up – making friends, changing schools, adapting to new situations, developing a sense of self, and dealing with interpersonal conflict. But they also have to deal with the challenges of their illness. Young peopleContinue Reading
Why it matters that so many senior civil servants are quitting under Boris Johnson
A recent spate of departures at the top level of the British civil service is more than a matter of personnel change. It’s the result of a worrying shift in thinking within the government. Mark Sedwill, the cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, resigned in June after heContinue Reading
Youth-led protests in Thailand get support from citizens demanding ‘real democracy’ · Global Voices
The August 16 rally gathered more than 20,000 people People gathering around the Democracy Monument during the August 16 protest. Photo and caption from Prachatai This article is from Prachatai, an independent news site in Thailand, edited and republished by Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. The massContinue Reading