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Periods Gone Public author Jennifer Weiss-Wolf talks to IBTimes UK about how 2015 was a watershed moment for periods, and how there is still a long fight ahead

The US Food and Drug Administration has warned against the use of kratom - but what is it?

A painting of Christ believed to be by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for $450m in New York. In the past, pieces by artists including Picasso have also been bought by private buyers.

A journalist who was told to starve himself to 'cure his homosexuality' is calling on the government to outlaw 'gay therapy'

On World Philosophy Day, should we take a more critical look at some of the views of the most famous Western philosophers?

The King of Donair in Nova Scotia is live-streaming its elephant leg - and it's not the only unusual webcam online

Ja Du, born Adam, claims he is transracial - but is identifying as a different ethnicity similar to being transgender?

"Cico" has been hailed as the latest all-powerful diet trend - but a dietician warns the regime is flawed.

Donald Trump recently declared the opiate crisis in the US a public health emergency - but how did America get hooked in the first place?

Carlos Briceno Schutte speaks about the scariest moments of his career and why he BASE jumped a week after the tragic death of his friend and famed proximity flyer Alexander Polli

November 10 is the day that women effectively stop being paid - but for those who work in retail that's just one of many problems.

We take a look at how being ground down by the news cycle and technology has led to the rise of self-care.

Nutella has upset some fans by changing its recipe - but how did we fall in love with the hazelnut spread in the first place?

Halloumi, the salty Cypriot cheese, has hijacked our tastebuds over the past few years. Here are some ways to eat it other than just slapping it in a wrap.

It's notIt's not all Twitter and firing people, The Donald has actually passed some laws during his opening 12 months.

A group that takes part in an annual Bonfire parade has promised to stop painting their faces black. However, other groups argue that wearing black face paint isn't racist.

Students at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana have slammed it for cutting insurance coverage for the contraceptive pill.

After Lana del Rey announced she would no longer play a song alluding to Harvey Weinstein, these are four songs that artists refuse to play

The unfurling of a rainbow flag at a rock concert sparked a harsh anti-LGBT crackdown in Egypt, and experts fear that the worst is yet to come

These are the stories of the scientists featured in the Lego Women of Nasa set: Nancy Grace Roman, Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride and Mae Jemison.

Shandra Woworuntu was a victim of sex trafficking when she moved from Indonesia to the US. Now she's fighting to help others who have endured similar experiences.

Model Alison Pelletier speaks about launching an app which aims to improve working conditions in the fashion industry

The locations across the world where selfies are banned, after eight people died while taking photos at a fishery in the Philippines.

Some women feel pressured to have children before the age of 30 because of their "biological clock", but do the stats stand up?

Russia first spread the now-debunked conspiracy theory that the CIA killed JFK – proving that it takes more than the declassification of documents to undo the spread of fake news.

A Lidl worker is in a spat with the supermarket for working too many hours. Research shows that working too hard is neither good for workers nor bosses.

With Halloween fast approaching, these are the costumes to wear to satirise the current political climate.

Cuba has dismissed claims that US diplomats have been targeted by sonic attacks - but what is a sound weapon?

The winning design for the Holocaust Memorial in London by David Adjaye and Ron Arad has been revealed.