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Space Station False Alarm Keeps Science Flies From Their Breakfast

Space Station False Alarm Keeps Science Flies From Their Breakfast

Jan 15 2015 | comment(s)


Credit: International Space Station

By Monica Grady, The Open University

Climate Change Is Not The Biggest Risk To Global Health

Climate Change Is Not The Biggest Risk To Global Health

Jan 15 2015 | comment(s)


Poverty causes more deaths than climate change. Otis Historical Archives, CC BY

By Andrew Papworth, University College London

Global Warming And The Strange Case Of Disappearing Environmental Issues

Global Warming And The Strange Case Of Disappearing Environmental Issues

Jan 15 2015 | comment(s)


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By Justin Lewis, Cardiff University

Obituaries For Coral Reefs May Be Premature

Obituaries For Coral Reefs May Be Premature

Jan 15 2015 | comment(s)


After mass bleaching in 1998, more than half of coral reefs in the Seychelles have slowly recovered. Nick Graham

By John Pandolfi, The University of Queensland

Coral reefs are the poster child for the damage people are doing to the world’s oceans. Overfishing, pollution and declining water quality have all taken their toll on reefs around the world. Perhaps the most famous example is Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, where half of the coral cover has disappeared over the past 25 years.

Alternative Milk: Are You Pouring Unnatural Additives On Your Cereal?

Alternative Milk: Are You Pouring Unnatural Additives On Your Cereal?

Jan 15 2015 | comment(s)

What Explains The Differing Media Coverage Of Charlie Hebdo And The Baga Massacre?

What Explains The Differing Media Coverage Of Charlie Hebdo And The Baga Massacre?

Jan 14 2015 | comment(s)


One was about 17 Westerners being killed and one was about 2,000 Africans. Guess which got most of the media attention? Kano, Nigeria Stringer/Reuters.

By Ethan Zuckerman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Consider two tragic events that took place last week.

A small cell of Islamic terrorists attacked cartoonists at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and shoppers in a Paris supermarket, killing 17 people and sparking international outcry, solidarity and support.