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Protecting children in war is key to lasting peace, top UN envoy warns
After three decades of its mandate to protect children caught up in war, the UN’s…
Category: Science and Research
Scientists discover protein that rejuvenates aging brain cells
A newly identified protein may hold the key to rejuvenating aging brain cells. Researchers found…
Europe’s “untouched” wilderness was shaped by Neanderthals and hunter-gatherers
Long before agriculture, humans were transforming Europe’s wild landscapes. Advanced simulations show that hunting and…
Yellowstone wolves may not have transformed the national park after all
A new scientific review challenges the headline-grabbing claim that Yellowstone’s returning wolves triggered one of…
Astronomers discover an Earth-like planet that may be colder than Mars
A newly identified planet candidate, HD 137010 b, looks strikingly Earth-like in size and orbit…
NASA scientists say meteorites can’t explain mysterious organic compounds on Mars
Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the…
The worst coral bleaching event ever recorded damaged over 50% of reefs
Coral reefs, worth an estimated $9.8 trillion a year to humanity, are in far worse…
Snowball Earth was not completely frozen, new study reveals
Even when Earth was locked in its most extreme deep freeze, the planet’s climate may…
Women and girls in science: Dismantling barriers, closing gender gaps
Although women are more likely than young men to pursue higher education, they make up…
Changing when you eat dramatically reduced Crohn’s disease symptoms
A new clinical trial suggests that changing when you eat could make a meaningful difference…
West Bank: UN rights chief warns against deepening Israeli control over Palestinian land
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Wednesday for Israel to rescind…
Measles cases drop in 2025 across Europe and Central Asia, but outbreak risks remain
Measles cases across Europe and Central Asia declined by 75 per cent in 2025 compared…
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Life may have started as sticky goo clinging to rocks
Life may have started in sticky, rock-hugging gels rather than inside cells. Researchers suggest these…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is spraying water across the solar system
For millions of years, a frozen wanderer drifted between the stars before slipping into our…
Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Ozempic deliver big results but face big questions
Three major reviews commissioned by the World Health Organization find that GLP-1 drugs including tirzepatide…
Astronomers shocked by how these giant exoplanets formed
A distant star system with four super-sized gas giants has revealed a surprise. Thanks to…
Almost every forest bird in Hawaiʻi is spreading avian malaria
Avian malaria is spreading across Hawaiʻi in a way scientists didn’t fully grasp until now:…
This ancient animal was one of the first to eat plants on land
Hundreds of millions of years ago, the first animals to crawl onto land were strict…
Everyone thought autism mostly affected boys. This study says otherwise
Autism has long been thought of as a condition that mostly affects boys, but a…
Methane spiked after 2020 and the cause was unexpected
Methane levels in Earth’s atmosphere surged faster than ever in the early 2020s, and scientists…
Scientists find genes that existed before all life on Earth
Life’s story may stretch further back than scientists once thought. Some genes found in nearly…
Scientists uncover the climate shock that reshaped Easter Island
Around 1550, life on Rapa Nui began changing in ways long misunderstood. New research reveals…
When immune cells stop fighting cancer and start helping it
Scientists have uncovered a surprising way tumors turn the immune system to their advantage. Researchers…
Scientists find a clue to human brain evolution in finger length
Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal…
In Sudan, sick and starving children ‘wasting away’
Relentless violence, famine and disease are fuelling a rising death toll among children in Sudan,…
Ethiopia: Türk fears new crisis in Tigray amid renewed fighting
UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Tuesday to all parties involved in renewed…
AI reads brain MRIs in seconds and flags emergencies
Researchers at the University of Michigan have created an AI system that can interpret brain…
Physicists discover what controls the speed of quantum time
Time may feel smooth and continuous, but at the quantum level it behaves very differently….
Hearing aids didn’t boost memory tests but dementia risk dropped
A long-term study of older adults with moderate hearing loss found that hearing aids did…
Proposed amnesty law offers political prisoners in Venezuela an ‘opportunity’
A draft amnesty law in Venezuela aimed at granting immediate clemency to people jailed for…
From rural margins to media trailblazers: India’s women journalists are rewriting the news
Far from global newsrooms and editorial boardrooms, a radically different model of journalism has been…
UN calls for release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai following 20-year sentence
The UN human rights chief on Monday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong…
UN calls for release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai following 20-year sentence
The UN human rights chief on Monday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong…
How AI, gaming and virtual worlds are reshaping Holocaust remembrance
While new digital technologies are transforming how the Holocaust is remembered and taught, experts warn…
How AI, gaming and virtual worlds are reshaping Holocaust remembrance
While new digital technologies are transforming how the Holocaust is remembered and taught, experts warn…
UN calls for release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai following 20-year sentence
The UN human rights chief on Monday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong…
How AI, gaming and virtual worlds are reshaping Holocaust remembrance
While new digital technologies are transforming how the Holocaust is remembered and taught, experts warn…
Guterres welcomes resumption of Iran-US talks
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday welcomed the resumption of talks between Iran and the…
Guterres welcomes resumption of Iran-US talks
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday welcomed the resumption of talks between Iran and the…
Concerns persist over herbicide spraying reports on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel
The UN reiterated concerns on Friday over reports that Israeli forces sprayed a highly toxic…
Concerns persist over herbicide spraying reports on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel
The UN reiterated concerns on Friday over reports that Israeli forces sprayed a highly toxic…
Guterres welcomes resumption of Iran-US talks
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday welcomed the resumption of talks between Iran and the…
Concerns persist over herbicide spraying reports on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel
The UN reiterated concerns on Friday over reports that Israeli forces sprayed a highly toxic…
Fatwas, faith and fallacies: Myth-busting female genital mutilation in Africa
Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital (FGM) mutilation when she was 14. She…
Fatwas, faith and fallacies: Myth-busting female genital mutilation in Africa
Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital (FGM) mutilation when she was 14. She…
‘Human rights cannot wait’: Türk launches $400 million appeal for 2026
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk launched a $400 million appeal on Thursday…
UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
‘Deepfake abuse is abuse,’ UNICEF warns
New evidence reveals a proliferation of sexualised images of youngsters generated by artificial intelligence (AI)…
UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out
As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening…