Will carbon markets help Africa or is the whole thing a myth?
Companies in the Global North are increasingly purchasing carbon credits to offset their emissions, while projects across Africa are encouraging farmers to adopt climate friendly practices that can generate those credits. The process is theoretically simple. Farmers plant trees or adopt other practices that help to sequester carbon dioxide directly...
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Kent meningitis outbreak identified as less-targeted strain
Staff and students at the University of Kent were devastated by a fatal outbreak of meningitis last week, which left two people dead and more than 10 hospitalised. The incident has thrown a community into chaos, as students begin to worry about those they’ve come into contact with and...
What’s up with the UK’s new study visa restrictions?
A recent move by the UK government may alter the educational routes of thousands of young people in the Global South, especially those from areas experiencing conflict. Recently, the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, announced a plan by the British government to stop issuing study visas to students from...
There are microplastics in women’s ovaries now
Researchers are still exploring how the discovery could impact fertility. Microplastics were found in human ovaries for the first time last June. Yet the news largely flew under the radar. Perhaps this reflects our collective desensitisation to all plastic-based health warnings. After all, when you consider how embedded the material has...
Tennessee’s bill to reclassify abortion as homicide gets shut down
The fight for reproductive rights never ends, especially when lawmakers actively work against their constituents. It has been over three years since Roe v Wade was overturned. The case that set a precedent for 49 years since its 1973 ruling protected a woman’s right to choose abortion without any excessive...
Is the UK on the brink of a full-scale food crisis?
Experts believe a weakened food security system has left Britain vulnerable to riots and unrest. Britain has never been self-sufficient when it comes to food. It’s a tiny island that – until immigration and colonisation brought the gift of global cuisine – survived mostly on bread and potatoes. But thanks to modern trading...
Could GLP1 become a universal fix for addiction?
A new study challenges the years’ worth of negative media portrayal of GLP-1, revealing its potential benefits in treating and preventing substance use disorders. In these past few years, GLP-1 has become the centerpiece of cultural renaissance. Discovered in the early ‘80s, the hormone was solely developed to treat Type 2 diabetes, with the first FDA approved variant being approved years later in 2005. Coincidentally, during the early clinical...
Passengers stranded as airports close amidst US-Israeli strikes
Thousands of flights were cancelled on Monday as air travel faced major disruption following US-Israeli strikes. The Trump administration has indicated that upheaval could last another four weeks. Global air travel has faced major disruption as a result of the US-Israel war on Iran this week, with thousands of flights cancelled and passengers stranded. According to The Guardian, airline and travel share prices have fallen sharply after several days of...
Reviewing Nuestra America and Latin America’s fight for sovereignty
As US intervention rhetoric intensifies and Latin America faces renewed political pressure, leaders from across the global left gathered in Bogotá to defend sovereignty, environmental justice, and a vision of unity rooted in José Martí’s century old call for Nuestra América. 2026 began with Venezuela’s president and wife were arrested in the middle of the night and imprisoned in New York. Before that, US bombs had targeted civilian shipping crafts. Right...
Gen Z are racking up serious debt in the UK
Gen Z are skewing data on household debt, as young buyers continue to lean significantly more on credit facilities than their elders. We’re here for a good time, not a long time. In the UK, debts are rising at their fastest pace for seven months fuelled heavily by an increase in borrowing from Gen Z. Is this young people being irresponsible? Does it speak more to economic strife in the...
