Consequences of Everest’s Human Traffic Jam
Before mountaineers Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary climbed the highest peak, the former surveyor general of India – George Everest – was the first to record its height. In 1856,…
Chinese President Xi Jinping Poised for 3rd Consecutive Term as General Secretary of the Communist Party
On Sunday the 16th of October, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was set in motion at the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen…
Coronavirus in Sports
By Georgia Keetch Dozens of international sport events have been cancelled or postponed around the world amid an outbreak of a new type of coronavirus. The pathogen’s effect has been…
Cultural cleansing in Xinjiang
Miles Harkin questions if The West is contributing enough towards fighting the genocide of China’s Muslim minority. In 2016, allegations surfaced of “reeducation camps” being used to detain and program…
Typhoon Mangkhut
An extract of an experience whilst studying abroad written by Charlotte Brill Everyone tells you before you embark on a year abroad that you are going to have many amazing…
Tian(long)gong-1: Chinese satellite out of control
China’s first space station is falling out of orbit slowly and painfully, here to grace the planet Earth in late 2017 The Tiangong program is aiming to bring China into…
Fossil teeth dated 80,000 years ago found
Latest studies have discovered 40-odd fossil teeth in China, which may provide new clues of the dispersal routes of modern humans 60,000 years ago, the time that the African fossil…
East Slope to Asia and back again
Graham McDougall I started my Anthropology degree at Sussex in September 2009 and I am finally back for my third year. ‘Why has it taken you so long to finish?’…
“Energy security” no excuse for more coal plants, say Sussex researchers
University of Sussex researchers have said that the government must not use “energy security” to justify expanding coal power production.
Chinese student mauled by Panda
A Chinese student scaled a two-metre barrier to get to a panda that then attacked him. The 20-year-old man ignored warning signs and was bitten on the arms and legs…