It’s been 30 years since troops rolled into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square killing hundreds, perhaps thousands, of peaceful protesters. Back then it was Chinese workers who joined students in their pro-democracy protests. Today, writes Leïla Choukroune, students have been protesting in solidarity with striking workers. Their goals are similar to 1989 – equality and justice.
Scientists are adding a genetically engineered toxic fungus to the arsenal of weapons that’s wielded to wipe out mosquitoes which carry the malaria parasite. Antonis Rokas says this is a particularly attractive strategy because fungi can infect mosquitoes simply by coming into contact with them and don’t have to be ingested.
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Pro-democracy activists march in Hong Kong in May 2019 to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
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Leïla Choukroune, University of Portsmouth
Back in 1989, workers joined students in pro-democracy protests. Now students are joining workers agitating for better conditions.
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Spraying insecticide to kill mosquitoes: Mosquitoes are vectors of many devastating diseases such as malaria.
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Antonis Rokas, Vanderbilt University
In the ongoing arms race to kill off mosquitoes that spread malaria, researchers have modified a naturally occurring fungus that kills mosquitoes with a deadly toxin to wipe out these insects faster.
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Environment + Energy
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Nandan Mukherjee, University of Dundee
An award-winning house design could be an affordable solution for vulnerable coastal communities adapting to climate change.
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Jason Gilchrist, Edinburgh Napier University
The world mourns the loss of Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino. Can anything stop the slide of the species towards extinction?
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Politics + Society
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Garret Martin, American University School of International Service
Populists didn't do well enough in the EU's recent elections to destroy Europe from within. But with far-right and far-left parties winning new seats, consensus on key issues looks ever less likely.
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Chuka Onwumechili, Howard University
Akufo-Addo's intervention marks a continuing move by African political leaders to use football to advance or affirm political situations.
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En français
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Nathalie Belhoste, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
Les coupes du monde de cricket et de foot féminin permettent de montrer les évolutions importantes qu’apportent ces deux sports à leurs sphères d’influence sociale respectives.
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Penny Spikins, University of York
Voici pourquoi les gènes de l'autisme ont été conservés au cours de l'évolution. Un autre regard sur la préhistoire, à l'occasion de la journée mondiale de sensibilisation à l'autisme, le 2 avril.
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En español
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Amin Al-Habaibeh, Nottingham Trent University
El agua bombeada desde minas y pozos puede ser utilizada para calentar o refrigerar edificios. Así se hace ya en Asturias.
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John Frean, University of the Witwatersrand
Evitar el paludismo podría ser sencillo si se interiorizan los comportamientos adecuados.
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