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Breaking the menopause taboo

Women live an average of 30 years after menopause. Normalising menopause as a life event requires greater research, investment and cultural acceptance.

Calling out modern slavery

A crisis affecting 50 million people around the world is coming into clearer view.

Governments want babies, but people want choices

More people are choosing not to have children, sparking big debates and changing how we view family and society.

Getting your teeth fixed can be an environmental hazard

Discarded aligners often end up in landfills where they take decades to decompose, releasing microplastics into the environment. This needs to change.

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Malaysia battles to avoid waste knot’s chokehold

While it has made progress in some areas, Malaysia’s daily waste generation rate is way above the global average.

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City where the promise of good health turns to ash

Regular stakeholder consultation is needed to address climate change and lessen pollution-related health impacts.

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Aviation flying high on alternative sources of power

Transport is one of the world’s biggest polluters, but on the path to net zero, aviation is reinventing itself, potentially building a new kind of jet age.

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Southeast Asia braces for more droughts and haze

The dry weather could result in prolonged droughts and haze affecting millions across the region as it did in 2015.

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We don’t know enough about the high seas to protect them

Beyond any country’s jurisdiction, relatively little is known about the high seas and the life it contains. As high sea activities ramp up that needs to change.

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We ingest plastics every minute of the day

There is no escape from them as they are in the air we breathe and in the everyday products we use.

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How much plastic are we ingesting?

Measuring microplastics in humans is challenging but researchers already have preliminary figures.

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The microplastics time-bomb in our bodies

Scientists are warning against grave long-term consequences.

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The need for better protection of Malaysia’s forests

Learning from past experience, the government moves to fortify existing legislation to prevent exploitation and destruction of rainforests.

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India’s millions consume more than the country can sustain

As the world uses natural resources faster than they can be replenished, India looks to a future of renewable energy.

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Calling out modern slavery

Governments want babies, but people want choices

Getting your teeth fixed can be an environmental hazard

Malaysia battles to avoid waste knot’s chokehold

City where the promise of good health turns to ash

Aviation flying high on alternative sources of power

Southeast Asia braces for more droughts and haze

We don’t know enough about the high seas to protect them

We ingest plastics every minute of the day

How much plastic are we ingesting?

The microplastics time-bomb in our bodies

The need for better protection of Malaysia’s forests

India’s millions consume more than the country can sustain

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