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China’s reputation for environmental and ecological disaster is not entirely undeserved – but as Brett Bryan and Lei Gao write, the country doesn’t get the credit it deserves for trying to turn the tide. They unpack the data their research team has gathered to explain how China is fighting pollution and degradation across its vast territory.
Elsewhere, read about the future of Antarctic politics, the prospects for global nuclear disarmament, and the trick to making the most of happy thoughts.
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Hukou Waterfall of Yellow River, China.
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Brett Bryan, Deakin University; Lei Gao, CSIRO
After cascading ecological catastrophes in the 90s, China spent 20 years seriously investing in sustainability. Now that effort is paying off.
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Environment + Energy
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Klaus Dodds, Royal Holloway
Under the terms of the current treaty all commercial mining is forbidden, but rumblings of discontent are stirring beneath the ice.
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Jessica Alice Farrell, University of Florida
Sea turtles contend with a contagious disease that causes debilitating tumors. Genetic analysis is helping researchers figure out precision medicine-based treatments for the turtles.
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Health + Medicine
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Michael Smith, Northumbria University, Newcastle
A new study shows that writing about positive experiences for 20 minutes a day can reduce stress and anxiety.
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Politics + Society
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Dan Plesch, SOAS, University of London
A new strategy from the UN secretary general challenges the world to explain why it's not doing more to defuse the nuclear threat.
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Claudia Hillebrand, Cardiff University
A life sentence for the neo-Nazi who murdered ten people. But questions remain about how she evaded authorities for more than a decade.
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Science + Technology
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Vanessa McBride, International Astronomical Union's Office of Astronomy for Development
Astronomy is accessible to anyone with a view of the sky.
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