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Before Sudan died in 2018, scientists collected his sperm in hopes of developing an embryo that would carry on the species. In December 2019, eggs from Najin and Fatu were harvested and sent to the same lab as Sudan’s sperm. It is here that scientists toyed with the idea of in vitro fertilization (IVF) for rhinos.
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LGBTQ+ Pride has grown massively in scale and support since its emergence, but many cities around the world have either maintained or enacted threatening legislation undermining the event.
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Political cartoonists in India are facing legal threats and online abuse for criticizing the government, revealing how satire itself is now under siege.
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Since the Supreme Court ruling, Grants Pass v. Johnson, upended protections for the unhoused, sweeping of homeless encampments has drastically increased.
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The Trump administration’s ban on admitting international students to Harvard leaves them in uncertainty amid First Amendment violations and poses concerns to all international students in the US.
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In response to drug cartel violence and lack of government action, the Madres Buscadoras, “searching mothers”, of Mexico have taken an imperative step forward in searching for their disappeared loved ones.
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While a source of cheap labor, the maquiladora system is fraught with social and environmental issues.
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Food insecurity and the authoritarian regime in Chad have denied many individuals and communities access to fundamental human rights.
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Across the arid regions that define the Australian Outback, Aboriginal groups’ deep connection with the land has led to enduring protection against species loss and environmental decay.
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Carbon credits are a tool to reduce emissions, but they tend to carry more weight as a marketing tactic rather than a sustainable practice.
Read MoreDefining Gender and Biology: The Struggle For Transgender Rights
As more global governments define gender and biological sex as a singular identity, transgender communities face a potential loss of rights and social stigma from the U.S. and the U.K. to New Zealand.
Read MoreTrash to Treasure: A Tour Through Cairo’s Garbage City
Take a guided walk through Cairo’s Garbage City and discover how one community is turning waste into a way of life.
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