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Thanks to an explosion of incredible images generated by scientists and distributed through the internet we all have access to the wonders of their discoveries - from the outermost extremes of the universe to the inner mechanisms of a human cell. Rob Kesseler explains how pictures are telling some of science's most powerful stories.
Even before the Boko Haram insurgency in North-East Nigeria health services for people living in the area were incredibly weak. Felix Abrahams Obi and Ejemai Eboreime say that the insurgency has compounded existing problems as health facilities have been destroyed and health workers killed or injured, with devastating consequences.
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A baby Hawaiian bobtail squid, measuring just 1.5cm across, is pictured using photomacrography.
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Rob Kesseler, University of the Arts London
A better understanding of science among ordinary people validates the vast amounts of public funds spent on scientific research.
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Children at a camp for people displaced by Boko Haram insurgents in North-East Nigeria.
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Felix Abrahams Obi, University of Nigeria; Ejemai Eboreime, University of the Witwatersrand
More than 788 health facilities have been destroyed in parts of North-Eastern Nigeria captured by Boko Haram insurgents, crippling health services in the area.
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Politics + Society
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Martin Plaut, School of Advanced Study
A deal to secure the southern Libyan border aims to stop migrants from attempting to cross the Mediterranean.
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Business + Economy
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Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town; Sean Gossel, University of Cape Town
The BRICS New Development Bank has promised to change the world of multilateral development funding but has so far failed to live up to expectations.
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World Press Freedom day: from our archives
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George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire
African governments have transitioned from outright control of freedom of expression to a subtler manipulation of the press that includes withholding state advertising from commercial media outlets.
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Ylva Rodny-Gumede, University of Johannesburg
The planting of messages and countering narratives in the media is not new. It's part and parcel of contemporary politics especially during elections. The internet simply makes an old problem worse.
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Alan Finlay, University of the Witwatersrand
The growth of new, vibrant, independent media sites and projects in South Africa have challenged conceptions of what a newsroom is. On limited budgets, some even fare better than mainstream media.
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Georgia Alida du Plessis, University of the Free State
While some African countries have shown an improvement in press freedom and freedom of expression ratings, others, including South Africa, are seeing worrying trends and a drop in rankings.
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From our international editions
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Paloma Mari-Beffa, Bangor University
What you say may matter more than how you say it.
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Christopher Chávez, University of Oregon
When the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was founded 50 years ago, it was supposed to reflect the nation's disparate voices.
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Todd Gitlin, Columbia University
Student protest has been in the political spotlight since Trump's election. Todd Gitlin, former president of Students for a Democratic Society, shares his perspective on protest in the 60s and now.
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