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Beauty at a Cost: The Urban Divide in Brazilian Butt Lift Safety

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Introduction The Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) is a specialised fat transfer procedure that enhances the size and reshapes the buttocks without the use of implants. While individuals from all ethnic and racial backgrounds undergo cosmetic surgery, this procedure is especially popular among Black women (Grubbs & Stannard, 2024). Surgeons harvest fat from areas such as […]

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Health, Science
Emerging Solar Panel technologies

Emerging Solar Panel Recycling Technologies: Are They Truly Circular?

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The growing problem of solar panel waste Since their commercial introduction in the 1950s, Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have been a hallmark for clean energy innovation. They are systems that convert sunlight directly into electricity using semiconductor materials. However, their growing material footprint is now testing the limits of their thrivability. Photovoltaic (PV) cells, typically

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Energy, Environment, Sustainability
Critical mineral strategy

Critical Mineral Strategy: Is It Sustainable?

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Critical minerals are minerals and metals that are essential for the economic growth and national security of a country (IEA, n.d.). Globally, the demand for critical minerals, especially rare metals, has been driven by the production and consumption of highly technical devices for personal, commercial, and industrial uses. Lately, they are an essential raw material

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Energy, Environment, Science, Strategy
Asthma and fossil fuels

Asthma and the Power Grid: How Clean Energy Can Help Us Breathe Easier

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Asthma is a chronic lung condition that causes inflammation and narrowing of the airways, leading to coughing, wheezing, and difficulty breathing (WHO, 2024). It affects people of all ages (262 million globally in 2019) and is the most common chronic disease among children. While genetics and health factors play a role, a variety of environmental

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Energy, Health
Traditional Chinese architecture under the full moon, symbolizing China’s waste-to-energy development within its cultural and environmental transformation.

China’s Waste-to-Energy Strategy: How It’s Powering a Cleaner Future

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China’s Waste Crisis: From Overflow to Opportunity China’s waste-to-energy development has emerged as a central strategy in tackling the country’s mounting waste crisis, with the colossal volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated by its 1.4 billion citizens and rapid urbanisation. In 2020 alone, China produced over 235 million tonnes of urban waste—equivalent to more

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Energy, Environment, Technology
A large red billboard with bold white letters reading “COMMUNITY IS STRENGTH.” Smaller text below says, “Be strong. Let’s look out for one another.” The billboard is mounted on a wooden wall in front of a brick building.

How Citizen Enforcement Strengthens Thrivability: A Path to Real Environmental Accountability

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What Is Citizen Enforcement in Sustainability and, better yet, thrivability? Citizen enforcement for environmental sustainability refers to the actions taken by individuals and communities to hold polluters and policymakers accountable. Unlike formal government oversight, it relies on public environmental monitoring and civic responsibility. Therefore, citizen enforcement for environmental sustainability involves people organising to ensure that

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Environment, Government, Society
Meal Scheduling for conscious consumption

How Scheduling Food Consumption Boosts Health and Reduces Waste

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INTRODUCTION Food and the culture surrounding it have always been integral to human life globally. Food is not only a source of nourishment but also a marker of identity, tradition, and community. With rising health issues and growing awareness about healthy and conscious consumption, meal scheduling has become equally important. This can be approached by

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Health, Lifestyle
Coastal fishing communities thrive on the ocean.

Fishing Communities at the Crossroads: Tradition vs. Survival

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For thousands of years, the rhythmic sound of waves has drawn millions of people to the ocean’s edge, where fishing boats return each day carrying more than just their catch. They bear the hopes, traditions, and survival of entire coastal communities (Martino et al., 2023). From the bustling harbours of West Africa to the quiet

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Business, Environment, Society, Sustainability

Safeguarding Brisbane Waterways: How Bacteria Threaten Public Health and Dreams of a Spectacular Olympics

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The Olympics are one of the most prestigious global events, eagerly awaited by athletes and sports aficionados alike. While athletes strive for glory and a podium finish, host nations and cities aim to gain international prestige through the successful delivery of the Games. To achieve this, they often focus on large-scale infrastructure, including stadiums, athlete

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Environment, Health, Society

Bees, Food, & Future: How Declining Pollinators Threaten Global Nutrition

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Why Bees Matter: Pollinators and Global Food Security Life on Earth as we know it is dependent on pollination (USDA, 2025). Without short-range pollinators, such as bees, we would not have crops, flowers, or food. The work pollinators do is extremely underrated and underappreciated. They are keystone species, meaning that without pollinators, ecosystems would collapse,

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Environment, Science, Sustainability
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