Apocalypse Cow: documentary's vision for the future of food could leave farming in the past
Jan 10, 2020 10:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
On the Channel 4 documentary Apocalyse Cow: How meat killed the planet, British environmentalist and vegan George Monbiot presented the UK as stripped of woodland by grass-eating sheep, crowded with the agricultural sprawl...
Cancer cure: A new organelle discovered may be the cure to the disease
Jan 09, 2020 09:13 am UTC| Health
There has yet to be a definitive cure for cancer in all its forms and stages and advancements in technology and medical discoveries have brought us a step closer. A report reveals that a mystery organelle may hold the...
HIV/AIDS: Cameroon offers free HIV/AIDS services in hospitals
Jan 09, 2020 09:13 am UTC| Health
As the epidemic that is HIV or AIDS continues to plague many people in the world today, even more in recent years, scientists are doing all they can to develop a cure. Recently, Cameroon has implemented free HIV/AIDS...
Prostate cancer: A yellowish tinge in skin and whites of eyes may be a symptom
Jan 09, 2020 09:13 am UTC| Health
Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that affects a lot of men, and as there is no cure for cancer yet, spotting the symptoms is important. One of the possible indicators of the disease is through another condition,...
Childhood deprivation affects brain size and behaviour
Jan 08, 2020 12:00 pm UTC| Health
The human brain goes through dramatic developmental changes in the first years of life. During this period it is particularly sensitive to environmental influences. This sensitivity helps babies learn and develop, but it...
Four ways to reduce the carbon in your food basket
Jan 08, 2020 11:58 am UTC| Health
How does your food shop affect the planet? Well, think of it like this consuming just one egg emits between 260 and 330g of CO₂ to the atmosphere. Thats because before that egg can reach your plate, animal feed has to be...
Cruise ships can be floating petri dishes of gastro bugs. 6 ways to stay healthy at sea this summer
Jan 08, 2020 11:57 am UTC| Health
A cruise can be the perfect summer holiday. But cruise ships, with hundreds, even thousands of people in close quarters, can also be a hotbed of germs. In particular, cruises are somewhat notorious for outbreaks of...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects