+ minimalist lifestyles
| | | | There has been an alarming rise in cancer among millennials in recent years. The uptick is so severe that people born between 1981 and 1995 are now the first generation more likely to develop tumours than their parents. Why are younger people more at risk than they used to be? Ultra Processed foods, toxins in the modern environment and stress all contribute. And, sadly, they're not the only causes. A new study suggests that just 1% of the world's coastal waters could generate enough offshore wind and solar power to provide a third of our electricity by 2050. At least, that's the idea. So what would it take to make this dream a reality? If we could achieve it, we'd be in a far stronger position on clean energy production. We already have plenty of windfarms in coastal waters, so that's a start. But a closer assessment of the technological advances that would be needed are daunting, especially on solar. It's both on trend and environmentally friendly to live a minimalist lifestyle. Decluttering, streamlining our homes and committing to buying fewer clothes is a win-win. But it's also tough to stick to this way of life. We humans are hardwired to cling on to stuff and social media is replete with behavioural nudges to buy buy buy. So academics are proposing a performance management technique to keep minimalists on track. And it might just work. And a year after floods devastated Valencia, killing more than 200 people, investigations show the local government failed to act quickly enough to warn residents to evacuate. We've looked at what lessons have been learned from the disaster that might help avoid similar mistakes in the future. |  | Laura Hood Senior Politics Editor, London | |  Lydia Begoña Horndler Gil, Universidad San Jorge Lifestyle plays a bigger part in cancer risk than genetics. | | |  Aleh Cherp, Central European University; Jessica Jewell, Chalmers University of Technology; Tsimafei Kazlou, University of Bergen Offshore wind and solar have tremendous potential but still face many challenges – new study. | |  José María Bodoque, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha The floods' death toll was the result of weather and human factors. |  George Kassar, Ascencia Business School; Ahmed Benhoumane, Ascencia Business School There are environmental and personal reasons to consume less. Doing so may require an approach grounded in human behaviour, not a trend. | |  Laura O'Flanagan, Dublin City University Abou Sangaré's performance is raw yet restrained, suffused with a sense of vulnerability that makes it impossible to look away. | | | | | -
Martalu D Pazos, Universitat de Barcelona; David Pubill Sánchez, Universitat de Barcelona Legal drugs mimic popular substances. But when one is banned, another quickly takes its place. -
Ana Fernandez Mosquera, Universidade de Vigo In many of Austen's novels, going out in the rain meant risking illness or death. Was this really the case? -
Eoin Daly, University of Galway The role is the only national office directly elected by the people, yet it holds very little meaningful power. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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