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Ignaz Semmelweis, the doctor who discovered the disease-fighting power of hand-washing in 1847

A simple, low-tech way to get rid of germs. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images Leslie S. Leighton, Georgia State University One of the front-line defenses individuals have against the…

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China’s Hydro Power dams generate more renewable energy than most countries’ entire power grids

China Three Gorges Corp. this summer turned on the first set of generators at the massive Wudongde hydropower plant, deep in the…

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As solar and battery tech becomes cheaper, is pumped hydro an energy in our past?

Bruce Mountain, Victoria University and Steven Percy, Victoria University It’s now beyond dispute that — for new electricity generation — solar, wind…

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“Trump tells it like it is”

“Three weeks in, Joe is shot, let’s go Kamala, are you ready?” pic.twitter.com/qgMVQ3ekI1 — Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) October 27, 2020 ICYMI: How…

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Taxes and inequality. Zero taxpayers threaten democracy

Zero taxpayers show as much ingenuity in aggressive tax planning as in the development of new products and jobs. It is bad social economics and it weakens democracy.…

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Bergensia now features more than 200.000 readers and 700 articles

More than 200.000 readers, the majority added the last 12 months and approximately 70% from organic Google traffic from each and every…

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The Twitter President’s YouTube “Diplomacy”

Trump comment on blowing up dam angers Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s prime minister has said his country “will not cave into aggressions of any…

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The richest half are responsible for 90% of air travel CO2 emissions

by Hannah Ritchie Flying is a highly controversial topic in climate debates. There are a few reasons for this. The first is…

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Chile abolishes its dictatorship-era constitution in a groundbreaking vote for a more inclusive democracy

A supporter of rewriting the constitution. Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images Chileans celebrate victory after the referendum, in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 25, 2020. Felipe Vargas Figueroa/NurPhoto via Getty…

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75 years after Japan atomic bombs, a nuclear weapons ban treaty is finally realised

Lanterns with messages of peace are lit on the 75th anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing. DAI KUROKAWA/EPA Gwyn McClelland, University of New…

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