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Compromised integrity: Medical professionals failed to uphold ethics and freedoms during Covid

The covid pandemic exposed the ease with which democratic societies can abandon ethical principles and human rights under collective fear, with a response driven more by authoritarian impulses than science. The medical profession failed to

Placing knowledge equity at the heart of the UN Ocean Decade: An Early Career Researcher perspective

The UN Ocean Decade provides a framework for stakeholders and rights-holders to come together to develop transformative ocean solutions for sustainable development. We are a group of Early Career Researchers (ECR) from diverse backgrounds w

Freedom Research news round-up

Germany’s new government office deals with “conspiracy thinking”; Antarctic ice growing, not shrinking; NASA eliminates climate science advisor’s position, DEIA office; Russia is developing surveillance state and German spy agency says covi

Sexual misconduct allegations in UN missions topped 100 in 2024

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the High-Level Segment of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.

Judge declines to immediately reverse Trump moves at U.S. Institute of Peace

A view of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) building headquarters on March 18 in Washington, D.C. Trump administration employees entered the building on Monday with the help of law enforcement officials after President Trump order

What is the U.S. Institute of Peace and why is Trump trying to shut it down?

A view of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) building headquarters on March 18 in Washington, D.C. Trump administration employees entered the building on Monday with the help of law enforcement officials after President Trump order

Threatened by Toxics, Some Communities Look for a Buy-Out: But will Trump’s FEMA Prevent it?

In August 2016, Susan Liley stood on a hilltop as her hometown flooded below. She watched in horror, but no longer surprised. This was De Soto’s fourth flood in three years. A crowded signpost memorializes each high-water mark. December 28,

The Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought

In this photo taken between 2020- 2021 and released by Fauna & Flora, elephants roam at Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia. The Flora & Fauna conservatio

A medieval Bishop's ring from more than 800 years ago goes to auction

The gold ring was uncovered in 2019. Noonans hide caption It sounds like a dream scenario for your average metal detectorist. Picture yourself

The U.S. buys electricity from Canada. Now it's a focus of the trade war

Power lines run near a bridge in Hamilton, Ontario, on Feb. 4 This week, Ontario's leader threatened a surcharge on Canadian electricity sold in some U.S. states in retaliation for President Trump's tariffs.

Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them

If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it isn’t your imagination. From 2000 to 2020, the number of butterflies fell by 22% across the continental United States. That’s 1 in 5 butterflies lost. The findings are

Do you have low energy levels? You may need to increase your NAD+ levels

When you eat, your body converts the energy in food into a usable form for your cells. Without NAD+ your cells cannot convert food into energy. NAD+ plays a central role in redox reactions, acting like a taxi service transferring electrons

TB has reappeared in the US. Why?

Yesterday Science Alert reported that an outbreak in the USA of tuberculosis (“TB”) began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties. To date, 147 people have been diagnosed with TB with 67 becoming ill. TB is always p