2024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559 …
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Myanmar quake: UN calls for urgent protection for vulnerable women and girls
Friday’s devastating earthquakes in Myanmar not only caused mass casualties and widespread destruction, they also …
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Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls
Amid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, …
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World is ‘failing’ people with disabilities: UN deputy chief
The “world is failing” people living with disabilities, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed has told …
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Could antibiotics stop working? Yes – but the biggest danger isn’t prescription-happy GPs | Devi Sridhar
To prevent a catastrophic failure of the drugs modern medicine relies on, look to animal …
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The secret to finding one of the most endangered bumblebees in the US? Dogs
Experts are desperate to analyse rusty patched bumblebee nests for information that might help save …
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How Workers Everywhere Can Win
Eric Blanc is the author of We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing …
Read MoreWhat are nutria, and why are they a problem?
This brown, fuzzy critter with its distinctive orange buck teeth may look cute, but it’s …
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Advertising Banned on All Sites Blocked in Russia Starting September
If people insist that most things on the internet must remain ‘free’, the mechanisms that …
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Who can get an NHS Covid booster this spring?
The NHS Covid spring booster campaign is under way, but vaccines are also available privately. …
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An elusive worm: the Salinella is shrouded in mystery
A 19th-century zoologist found the ‘little salt dweller’, which could be a portal to the …
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Last summer was second worst for common UK butterflies since 1976
More than half of Britain’s 59 native species are in long-term decline, UK Butterfly Monitoring …
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Specieswatch: Sardines doing well around UK, but struggling in warmer waters
Scientists say they are ingesting more microplastics in Mediterranean as the plankton they feed on …
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Country diary: At this time of year, the landscape is as pale as it gets | Nicola Chester
Inkpen, Berkshire: All is accented by a bleached-out leaching of colour – before the green …
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Antarctic Sea Ice Plunged in Summer 2025
The region’s ice extent on March 1 tied for the second-lowest minimum observed in the …
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Vanishing Culture: Cultural Preservation and Queer History
The following guest post from artist and writer Brooke Palmieri is part of our Vanishing Culture series, highlighting …
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Public satisfaction with NHS hits record low
A fifth 21% happy with NHS in Britain, finds long-running poll, with waits and staffing …
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Wildlife groups express alarm at plan to ‘streamline’ UK environmental rules
Government wants to spur economic growth and drive housebuilding but charities say nature should be …
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Lowering bad cholesterol may cut risk of dementia by 26%, study suggests
Research highlights link between low LDL cholesterol and reduced dementia risk, with statins offering additional …
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Vote for “How to Fix the Internet” in the Webby Awards People’s Voice Competition!
EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet” podcast is a nominee in the Webby Awards 29th …
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