The oceans are a vast expanse of lawlessness. Where international law governs, it is often the case that no law is enforced. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a part of a global fishing fleet where a significant number of fishing boats act with impunity. These ships fish in protected marine areas with destructive methods. They threaten endangered species on vessels that simultaneously carry out human rights and labor abuses.
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Are Antibiotics Becoming Useless Now?
An emerging problem in the healthcare world, that is typically overlooked, is the issue of viruses building immunity against common antibiotics. More and more cases of common illnesses are becoming dangerous because antibiotics are not working as effectively as they used to. “Common diseases are becoming untreatable.” That’s the blunt […]
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Will Ocean Seabed Mining Delay a Coronavirus Cure?
The ocean remains relatively undiscovered, with only 5% explored. It has always been an intriguing field of study, but with the overarching problem of the coronavirus in modern society, ocean exploration and profitable mining projects are sporadically affecting research to end the pandemic once and for all, but to what […]
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How Does Climate Change Affect the Coronavirus?
In the coming decades, ecological degradation, rising temperatures, and extreme weather events could intensify the threats to human health posed by viruses. Climate change has always been a topic of debate, but how exactly is helping, or harming, society as we know today? We know from past epidemics that changes […]
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Will COVID-19 Have Lasting Environmental Impacts?
The coronavirus has effectively caused the entire world to come to a standstill. In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, many businesses are requiring their employees to stay home, leading to millions of people facing unemployment. Additionally, students around the world have to utilize at-home learning. However, people […]
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How is the Coronavirus Pandemic Going to End?
As stock markets plunge, travel is disrupted and new coronavirus infections are diagnosed across the United States, one question on everyone’s mind is how the outbreak is going to end. No one knows for sure, but virologists say there are clues from similar outbreaks. Health officials control coronavirus through strict public health […]
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The implications and effects of the Australia fires
As many people in the northern hemisphere are celebrating the new year with their warm winter garb and cozy winter fires, summer is just starting in the southern hemisphere. Although the summer season is just beginning, Australia is already forced to face the worst wildfire crisis in recorded history. The […]
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Nuclear Energy: Past, Present, and Future
A brief foray into the history and developments in commercial nuclear technologies