Monkeypox is an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission about which we understand ‘too little’, and which...
The killing of protestors by security services during large-scale demonstrations in Sudan’s capital Khartoum in June underscores the ongoing political tensions in the country....
An “unprecedented agreement” on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea amid the ongoing war is “a beacon of hope” in...
Although the COVID-19 vaccination rollout is the biggest and fastest in history, many people most at risk are still not protected against the disease,...
Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report
Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to a new study backed by the World Food...
Why the UN General Assembly must back the right to a healthy environment
In late July, the UN General Assembly is expected to vote on a draft resolution recognizing the human right to a clean, healthy and...
The world is ‘losing the window’ to contain monkeypox, experts warn
It may soon be too late to end the global monkeypox epidemic. “We are losing the window to be able to contain this outbreak,”...
Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean
From the Amazon to the Andes and the snowy depths of Patagonia, extreme weather and climate change are causing mega-drought, extreme rainfall, deforestation and...
As conflict grows in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rising death toll and suffering of displaced civilians through brutal attacks,...
A new dark matter experiment quashed earlier hints of new particles
Potential hints of weird new particles in a dark matter detector have evaporated with new data. Following up on a beguiling result from its...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now