Once thrown away, disposable items such as diapers and sanitary pads can take hundreds of years to decompose, because their absorbent parts and waterproof layers contain plastics and other synthetic polymers. But now, researchers ...
Biochemistry
Mar 19, 2024
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Several years ago, Ajume Wingo was riding a bus in his home country of Cameroon when the vehicle made an unexpected stop.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2023
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Discrimination against and repression of women is a global problem. In authoritarian states, it is also intertwined with regime survival. Take recent events in Iran, where women-led protests against strict hijab laws are ...
Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2022
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A biodegradable sanitary pad made from sago starch could add to efforts aimed at protecting the environment from plastic waste.
Materials Science
May 6, 2020
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The lack of safe and discreet menstrual hygiene options contributes to lost workplace productivity and missed schooling for millions of women and girls around the world. A technical solution called S.H.E. strives to address ...
Engineering
Nov 8, 2018
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