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The world's sea levels are rising. Some countries are already taking action to deal with this reality and its implications - but most African countries aren't. Sally Brown warns that this is a major omission, since the continent's coastlines increasingly face the risk of flooding, threatening millions of people.
It has been 17 years since the world watched in horror as planes collided with New York's Twin Towers. Since then, terrorism has become an ever-present threat in some parts of the world. Becky Alexis-Martin explains that there's more to such horrific events than the immediate impact.
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One African city trying to manage rising sea levels is Cape Town.
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Sally Brown, University of Southampton
Without action about 50 African countries and surrounding islands will be affected by rising sea levels.
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Becky Alexis-Martin, Manchester Metropolitan University
Approximately 10,000 people have been diagnosed with cancer due to 9/11. What support is available to this community, and is it working?
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Politics + Society
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Lailatul Fitriyah, University of Notre Dame
This article aims to name the elephant in the room – the negative impacts of Ma'ruf's nomination on minority groups.
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Constantin Eckner, University of St Andrews
In the mid-1980s Germany was wracked by a toxic 'Asyldebatte' that bears similarities to what's happening today.
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Health + Medicine
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Jenna E. Gallegos, Colorado State University; Jean Peccoud, Colorado State University
Small-batch brewers are starting to tinker with biologic drugs to meet their own medical needs. A side effect of their success would be a disruption to how big pharma makes and distributes drugs.
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Science + Technology
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Timothy Duignan, The University of Queensland
We take salt water for granted, and often overlook how important it is for our own lives and in sustaining a healthy planet.
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