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Education Feb 9, 2024

Researcher: The war in Gaza is wiping out Palestine's education and knowledge systems

Gaza's education system has suffered significantly since Israel's bombardment and assault on the strip began. Last month, Israel blew up Gaza's last standing university, Al-Israa University.

Economics & Business Feb 5, 2024

How the Russian invasion of Ukraine has impacted the global wheat market

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused an immediate disruption in the global wheat market, with serious implications for food prices and global food security. Wheat is a staple commodity in many countries and ...

Social Sciences Jan 16, 2024

Non-sectarian parties improve democracy and social stability, study says

Non-sectarian political parties help to make divided societies more stable and improve the quality of the democratic process, a new study says.

Economics & Business Jan 15, 2024

Efforts to bring trade standards to Paraguay's Ciudad del Este just make it harder for residents to survive

Paraguay's Ciudad del Este is a busy South American contraband hub where scrappy Paraguayan vendors and Brazilian traders mix with businessmen from places as far away as Lebanon and South Korea. This hive of activity moves ...

Evolution Dec 4, 2023

Earliest-known fossil mosquito suggests males were bloodsuckers too

Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on December 4 have found the earliest-known fossil mosquito in Lower Cretaceous amber from Lebanon. What's more, the well-preserved insects are two males of the same species ...

Earth Sciences Dec 1, 2023

Health is finally a priority at COP28. Will it spur faster climate action?

Arianne Teherani has a loud, clear message for the negotiators at COP28: "Climate change is undermining human health, fundamentally, all over the world, right now."

Education Nov 16, 2023

Undergraduate's writing program demonstrates the power of storytelling in STEM

Elea Abisamra published her first book in fifth grade. Before she became a Virginia Tech College of Science student majoring in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, Abisamra's grade school years were focused on her love ...

Environment Nov 14, 2023

Conflict pollution, washed-up landmines and military emissions: How war trashes the environment

When armed conflict breaks out, we first focus on the people affected. But the suffering from war doesn't stop when the fighting does. War trashes the environment. Artillery strikes, rockets and landmines release pollutants, ...

Environment Nov 8, 2023

Nasty drought in Syria, Iraq and Iran wouldn't have happened without climate change, study finds

A three-year drought that has left millions of people in Syria, Iraq and Iran with little water wouldn't have happened without human-caused climate change, a new study found.

Social Sciences Nov 2, 2023

Gaza bombing adds to the generations of Palestinians displaced from their homes, says researcher

An estimated 1.4 million Palestinians have been displaced from their homes since the Israeli military began bombing the Gaza Strip on Oct. 8, 2023, in retaliation for a surprise attack by Hamas militants. Many of these Palestinians ...

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