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Top 5 New Media/Web Platforms For Change

I recently read an article by Sean Parker, the founder president of Facebook and the man behind the revolutionary Napster,that took the music world by storm, speaking about...

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Environment

Tiny Marine Organisms At The Base Of The Food Chain Are Eating The Plastic We Toss In The Oceans

Tiny marine organisms sitting at the very bottom of our food chain are ingesting the plastics that humans are tossing by the ton into the world's oceans, say researchers in...

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Gender

Empower Women For A Stable Society: Abdul Kalam

“Empowerment of women will ensure a stable society” said Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, during an interaction with students of Avinashilingam University i...

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Sustainable Development

Mcity, The Town For Driverless Cars, Is Officially Open

The first city built entirely for driverless cars has officially opened its streets at the University of Michigan. Called MCity, the $10 million test facility is designed t...

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Health

New Single-Dose Drug May Treat Malaria

A new drug may treat malaria in a single dose and prevent infection being transmitted by mosquito bites to other people, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have fo...

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Environment

Despite Waging A 'War On Pollution,' China's Air Is Still Really Filthy

A majority of China's cities are still suffering under unhealthy levels of air pollution as the country struggles to reach its pollution goals. China's Ministry of Environm...

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Environment

Rising Temperatures Are Squishing Bumblebee Habitats.

Climate change is putting the pinch on bumblebee habitats, says a study published today in the journal Science. As atmospheric temperatures have risen, wild bumblebees in N...

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Environment

The Economic Options For Combatting Climate Change

The Federal Government Announced Today That 2014 Was The Hottest Year For The Planet In The 135 Years That Records Have Been Kept. Greenhouse Gas Concentration, Land Surfac...

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Health

Open Defecation Affects Pregnancy Outcomes Too, New Study Finds.

Eradicating open defecation has become one of the biggest, and most daunting, challenges faced by the Narendra Modi government. Poor sanitation practices like open defecati...

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Gender

Want To Fix FIFA? Hire Women

Countless studies say women are less corruptible than men. So, there’s never been a better time for a female head of world soccer. It’s been one month since FIF...

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