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15th-century Chinese sailors have a lesson for Trump about climate policy

Signs Madueke / Monday, June 12, 2017

Disruptive technology, Ming Dynasty-style.Vmenkov/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Dave Frame, Victoria University of Wellington In the early 15th century the Ming Dynasty in China undertook a series of expensive oceangoing expeditions called the Treasure Voyages. Despite the voyages’ success, elements of the elite opposed...

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Taunts and bullying drive children with albinism from Tanzanian schools

by Signs Madueke on Monday, June 12, 2017

Children with albinism are often teased and bullied by their peers. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies...

Being black in a white skin: students with albinism battle prejudice

by Signs Madueke on Monday, June 12, 2017

People with albinism often isolate themselves to avoid discrimination. Shutterstock Eleanor Ross , University of Johannesburg ...

The battle for control of South Africa's state isn't just about personalities

by Signs Madueke on Monday, June 12, 2017

A protester calling for President Jacob Zuma’s removal. Reuters/Mike Hutchings Steven Friedman , University of Johannesburg It...

What the Manchester attack leaks mean for the UK-US intelligence-sharing relationship

by Signs Madueke on Monday, June 12, 2017

Colin Murray , Newcastle University Just a few hours after the British home secretary, Amber Rudd, issued a stern warning to the US govern...

Fanon on soccer: radically anti-capitalist, anti-commercial and anti-bourgeois

by Signs Madueke on Monday, June 12, 2017

Alexis Sanchez celebrates Arsenal beating Chelsea in the 2017 FA Cup final. John Sibley/Reuters Nigel Gibson , Emerson College ...

Unreliable food supplies, rather than too much food, may lead to obesity

by Signs Madueke on Thursday, June 08, 2017

majivecka/Shutterstock Clare Andrews , Newcastle University Obesity could result from not always having enough food rath...

What is terrorism? What do terrorists want?

by Signs Madueke on Sunday, May 28, 2017

A vigil for the victims of an attack at Manchester Arena on May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Frederic Lemieux , Georgetown...

Big alcohol is poised to expand into Africa. Why this is bad news for health

by Signs Madueke on Sunday, May 28, 2017

Shutterstock Karen Hofman , University of the Witwatersrand and Charles Parry , South African Medical Research Council Th...

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