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Getty Images New Zealand is facing a critical shortage of doctors, both in hospitals and general practice. In my recent research, I argue a strict requirement for patient consent to train junior doctors is one of a number of impediments to medical training. New Zealand is an outlier in requiring p...

NOAA environmental data heads to the cloud for fast, on-demand public access In one of the largest undertakings in its history, NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information will migrate all of its data, products and services to the Amazon We...

After a major drop in violent crime, Jamaicans should be set to earn something of a “peace dividend” said the island’s Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr. Horace Chang. The drop was much of the island’s own making, as it was characterized by record numbers of police tips, many of which were...

Economic inequality is leaving a deep mark on children’s health, learning and future opportunities – with effects felt well beyond the classroom, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF and the UN education agency UNESCO warned on Tuesday.

Researchers created a special kind of algae that can grab microscopic plastic pollution out of water almost like a magnet. The algae produce limonene, an orange-scented oil that helps them bind to water-repelling microplastics, forming easy-to-remove clumps. As a bonus, the algae also clean wastewat...

475 years ago today, the National University of San Marcos was founded in Lima, Peru. It is considered the most prestigious center of learning in the country, and is the oldest continually operating university in the Americas. Hardly existing as a relic, and much like Oxford and Cambridge, this anti...

Valley fog gathered in the Victorian Alps while an arch-shaped cloud drifted across Port Phillip Bay.

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