Fighting Drugs in Latin America

Latin America has been dealing with a severe drug problem for over 50 years. The economy is poisoned by illegal drug production and exportation. After the undeniable failure of the so-called “war on drugs”, newly elected leaders of Latin America struggle to find new ways of eradicating the drug epidemic. Gang violence, corrupted elites and …

International Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 

January represents a perfect opportunity to raise awareness about HPV-induced cervical cancer. From this year onwards, the World Health Organisation (WHO) focuses on ending cervical cancer within a few generations. Cervical cancer develops in a woman’s cervix, where 99% of cases are associated with high-risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), mostly HPV16 and HPV18. There are …

Cockroaches that Pollinate Flowers – Nature’s Way of Fighting Global Warming

The importance of roaches goes far beyond the domesticated horror they are so known for It may sound pretty digusting, but cockroaches are actually an extremely fine-tuned machinery, at least, biologically speaking. We all are perfectly aware of how hard it is to get rid of them in a case of an infestation: that is …