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Australia Lobbied Against Environmental Interests, Says Greenpeace Leak

Documents leaked to Greenpeace’s Unearthed investigations report suggest Australia may have attempted to water down findings of the upcoming report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It is typical of governments to provide feedback on IPCC reports prior to their publication. However, the recent leak to Unearthed indicates an Australian government official objected…

Women in STEM Still Face Challenges

The fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have always been male dominated. For women hoping to enter STEM fields, the challenges of fitting into a ‘boys club’ can be discouraging. A lot has changed for women in STEM over the years. In 1970, less than 1 per cent of engineering majors were women.…