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STORIES
(By Theme)

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I'm endlessly curious, which probably explains the gamut of subjects I cover
(please don't make me pick a favourite!)

Environment

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  • National Geographic - This Floating Flower is Beautiful — But it’s Wreaking Havoc on Nigeria

  • National Geographic - Your Hair is Surprisingly Recyclable

  • National Geographic - This Forgotten Technology Could Solve the World's Palm Oil Problem 

  • The Atlantic - 'Biological Recycling' Would be Truly, Truly Amazing 

  • The Atlantic - The Rich Men Who Drink Rhino Horns

  • BBC - The Countries Where Gift Giving is Better for the Planet

  • Knowable Magazine - Using Pollen to Make Paper, Sponges, and More

  • Knowable Magazine - The Living Things that Feast on Plastic

  • Wired - The World’s Soils Are Becoming Dangerously Degraded but Rare Microbes Offer Hope

  • Reuters - How Singapore is Positioning Itself as Asia’ Carbon Hub

  • Reuters - Asian Garment Makers Call for More Help from Brands to Adapt as Europe Calls Time on Fast Fashion

  • IEEE Spectrum - Renewables Dethrone King Coal

  • China Dialogue - A Mission to Conserve Forest Canopies

  • Nikkei Asia - Covid Casts Asia's Exotic Pet Trade in Harsher Light

  • Yale E360 - The Rosewood Trade: The Illicit Trail from Forest to Furniture

  • Science News - Can Forensics Help Keep Endangered Rosewood Off The Black Market?

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  • National Geographic - These Birds Carry a Toxin Deadlier Than Cyanide

  • National Geographic - These Plants are Beguiling — And They Have a Taste for Meat

  • National Geographic - This Bird Survived Maui’s Fires — But It Could Soon Vanish

  • The Atlantic - What Happens to Bears After They're Rescued from Bile Farming

  • Undark Magazine - When Sick Cows Can’t Be Culled: India’s Battle with Brucellosis

  • Nikkei Asia - Big Trees, Big Climate Impact: Unlocking Brunei’s Forest Secrets

  • Audubon - High up in the Borneo Canopy, a Likely New Bird Species Lurks

  • Hakai Magazine - Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Wetlands

  • SciDev.Net - Study Estimates True Value of Ladybird as Biocontrol

Plants and Animals
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Human Health

  • BBC - Can the Pill Really Make Women More Anxious?

  • BBC - How Can We Help Pregnant Women Better Cope with Heat?

  • National Geographic - Indica vs. Sativa: Science Suggests There's Not Actually a Difference

  • BBC - Is Filtered Water Healthier than Tap Water?

  • BBC - What Can You Absorb Through Your Skin?

  • BBC - Why do Some People Feel Tired All the Time?

  • BBC - How Effective are Covid-19 vaccines for People with HIV?

  • The Atlantic - A Pandemic Silver Lining in Senegal (The Atlantic)

  • The Atlantic - In India, Breast Cancer is Often a Death Sentence

  • Nature - The Search for a Connection Between RSV and Asthma

  • Nature - Wolbachia Goes to Work in the War Against Mosquitoes

  • Undark Magazine - In Senegal, Oxygen Infrastructure May Curb Childhood Pneumonia

  • Undark Magazine - In Muslim Countries, a Push for Donor Breast Milk

  • Undark Magazine - In India, Breast Cancer Screening Goes High-Tech

  • WebMD - Scarred Lungs and Landscapes: What’s Left When Lakes Vanish

  • BMJ - Covid-19 and mRNA Technology are Helping Africa Fix Its Vaccine Problems

  • Newsweek - Fertility Futility

  • Newsweek - Contraceptives May Increase the Risk of Depression

  • Newsweek - Measles Eradicated from the Americas

  • Newsweek - Dust is More than Just Dirt

  • Nikkei Asia - Covid Purgatory: Variants and Other Risks Complicate Asia's Escape

  • Nikkei Asia - Cambodia Cools on Dog Meat as Covid Puts Asia on Disease Alert

  • Nikkei Asia - Asia Seeks to Protect Seniors from Covid's Silent Killer: Loneliness

  • Science - Singapore Could Become the Second Country to Legalize Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy

  • Nature - China’s Medical Device Industry Gets a Makeover

  • Nature - Singapore Bets Big on Synthetic Biology

  • Medscape - Can Skin Bleaching Lead to Cancer?

  • Medscape - Responses to Ruxolitinib in Teens and Adults with Vitiligo Compared

  • Medscape - JAK Inhibitors Efficacious for Atopic Dermatitis in Asian Patients, Study Finds

  • Medscape - Oral IL-23 Receptor Antagonist for Psoriasis Promising: Phase 2b Study

  • Medscape - Study Finds Subcutaneous Spesolimab Flares in Patients with GPP

  • Medscape - Review Finds No Increased Risks with Biologics During Pregnancy in Women with Psoriasis

Medical
Future Tech

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  • Hakai Magazine - Crafting the Perfect Poo

  • Rest of World - How Singapore Became the Ideal Testing Ground for Self-Driving Cars

  • Rest of World - Singapore Doubles Down on Lab-Grown Meat as Silicon Valley Backs Off

  • Wired - Science is on the Brink of Replacing Formula with Lab-Grown Breast Milk

  • Wired - ​​Step Inside the MIT Lab Designing New Human-Computer Interfaces

  • New Scientist - Give Your Car a Conscience: Why Driverless Cars Need Morals

  • IEEE Spectrum - Pilot Test Begins for Tech to Connect Everyday Vehicles

  • IEEE Spectrum - Air Taxi Takes to the Sky(Scrapers)

  • IEEE Spectrum - At Singapore's Test Center, Self-Driving Cars Battle Monsoons

  • Newsweek - This Japanese Startup Creates On-Demand Artificial Shooting Stars

  • Nikkei Asia - Brains on a Chip: Why Startups are Combining Cells and Silicon

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Energy & Tech

  • Wired - Your Apple Watch Could Soon Tell You if You’ve Got Coronavirus

  • New Scientist - Covid-19’s AI Revolution

  • BBC - What If the Internet was Run by Women?

  • MIT Technology Review - Some Parts of Remote Living are Here to Stay (Print) 

  • IEEE Spectrum - Smart Bike Predicts Cars’ Trajectories, Honks to Warn of Impending Crash

  • IEEE Spectrum - IP3: An Amazon For Patents

  • IEEE Spectrum - Volkswagen Announces EV Battery Push

  • IEEE Spectrum - A Bright Spot for Solar Windows Powered by Perovskites

  • IEEE Spectrum - A North Dakota Utility Wants to Build the World's Largest Carbon Capture Facility at a Power Plant

  • IEEE Spectrum - Redox-Flow Cell Stores Renewable Energy as Hydrogen

  • IEEE Spectrum - A Lithium-Ion Battery That Works Even When It's on Fire

  • IEEE Spectrum - The Slog Continues for Lithium-Air Batteries

  • IEEE Spectrum - To Make Solid Electrolytes, Start with a Liquid

  • IEEE Spectrum - A Lithium-Ion Battery That You Can Scrunch

  • IEEE Spectrum - Mix Mountains and Gravity for Long-Term Energy Storage

  • IEEE Spectrum - To Stop Transformers From Exploding, Make Their Tanks Flexible

  • Newsweek - Does the Data Security Risk of a Billion Indians Handing Over Biometric Information Outweigh the Benefits?

  • Newsweek - Technology Catches Up With Sign-to-Word Translation

  • Newsweek - How Flashing a Peace Sign Could Get You Hacked

  • Newsweek - A Pneumonia-Diagnosing Jacket Can Help Save Lives

  • in a Matter of Minutes

  • Newsweek - A New Flak Jacket for Soldiers Delivers Instant First Aid

  • Newsweek - Hair Analysis Could Become an Important Alternative to DNA Testing

  • Asian Scientist - When Deep Tech Helps Doctors See Clearer

  • Asian Scientist - Is This Town Big Enough?

  • Asian Scientist - Medicine's New Stethoscope

  • Asian Scientist - A Digital Shot in the Arm for Healthcare

  • SciDev.Net - Do Not Harm: A Code to Guide Use of Humanitarian Drones

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Profiles
Food

  • Nikkei Asia - Singapore Cultivates ‘Silicon Valley of Food’ in a Hungry Asia

  • Roads + Kingdom - Tackling Southeast Asia’s Protein Crisis

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Others

  • BBC - What We Can Learn from the Ancient Art of Wayfinding

  • BBC - How Face Masks Affect Our Communication​

  • BBC - Should Young Children Be Made to Wear Face Masks?

  • Wired - ​Look out Cambridge, Here Comes Ofo — China's 'Uber for Bikes'

  • Undark Magazine - What's New in Near-Death Experiences? (Podcast) 

  • Newsweek - Some Uber, Lyft Drivers Guilty of Discrimination

  • Newsweek - Using Uber While Black — New Service, Same Discrimination

  • Newsweek - Profanity's Roots in Brain Chemistry? Damn Right

  • Newsweek - Why Many Bernie Supporters Won't Defect to Hillary

  • Newsweek - The Video Game Industry's Problem With Racial Diversity

  • Nikkei Asia - Cities after Covid: How Manila and Others can 'Build Back Better'

  • SciDev.Net - Old Maps Handy in Heading Off New Disasters

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For Kids

  • Foreign Policy Association - Generative AI

  • Foreign Policy Association - The Modern Space Race

  • Foreign Policy Association - Artificial Intelligence

  • Scholastic - Fishy Business

  • Scholastic - A Better Life for Bears

  • Scholastic - The Magic of Molting

  • Scholastic - Darkness in the Daytime

  • Scholastic - Gone in a Flash

  • Scholastic - The Future of Cooking

  • Scholastic - At Home in the Sky

  • Scholastic - Swiss Shortcut

  • Scholastic - China's City of Ice

  • Scholastic - Turkey Isn't Trash

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