For the first time in history, you have your say on the next UN Secretary General For the first time in history, candidates for UN Secretary-General can be scrutinised and questioned by citizens, not just countries. Starting in April, candidates for the role of Secretary-General will be taking part in public debates, and United Nations…
8 fascinating scientific breakthroughs from Montréal With 4 world-class universities, Montréal is one of the most innovative research hubs in North America. The city was recently voted the #1 place in North America to be a student, largely because of the pioneering research culture. Here is 8 of some cutting edge scientific breakthroughs (or simply fascinating research…
Japanese fund invests in the eradication of malaria & TB The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund), a public-private partnership that seeks to nurture Japan’s R&D, has invested in a malaria vaccine and rapid field test. Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people every year. Although the burden has decreased in recent years, the…
New reading movement aims to bring books to people The campaign, that will be launched in Singapore this year, hopes to help adults rediscover the joy of reading for themselves. To encourage more adults to pick up reading, the new National Reading Movement, to be launched this year, will bring books to people in places…
Experts are predicting that climate change will eventually destroy the Australia’s Great Barrier Reef entirely. But researchers have now identified corals hiding in plain sight that are not only surviving increased acidification and warming temperatures, but appear to be thriving in them. As ocean temperatures rise, many kinds of corals can shed the symbiotic algae living…
The Great Lakes are polluted with innumerable microbeads, miniscule pieces of plastic most commonly found in hygiene products such as toothpastes, face washes and body scrubs. Just half a millimetre, they’re too small to be picked up by most filtration systems. To try to end this micropolution, Nine Grade 11 and 12 students at Gordon…