Stuck bridges, buckling roads − extreme heat is wreaking havoc on America’s aging infrastructure
Summer 2024’s record heat is creating problems for transportation infrastructure, from roads to rails. New…
What’s the secret of genetic equality between the sexes? New platypus chromosome research may hold the key
In most mammals, including humans, females have two copies of the X chromosome while males…
UN stresses value of cooperation with key organizations across Eurasia
Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, was speaking during a meeting on UN collaboration with the Collective Security Treaty Organization…
First instalment of new delinked payments issued to businesses
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed today (Monday 5 August) that 98% eligible farmers…
Where should we draw the line between AI and human involvement in content creation?
After widespread backlash, Google pulled its “Dear Sydney” Gemini ad from Olympics coverage. The ad…
Use Digital Apply service for all criminal legal aid applications
From Tuesday 6 August 2024 providers must use the Apply for Criminal Legal Aid service…
Ethiopia landslides: Death toll rises as UN supports response
More than 250 people are reported to have been killed, amid fears that the toll…
World News in Brief: UAE urged to free activists, mass school closures in Haiti, aid for Sudanese refugees in Libya
The defendants were part of the so-called “UAE 84” group who were subject to mass…
How dark personality traits may affect the relationship between coaches and athletes who win gold this summer
The coach-athlete relationship is key to achieving greatness in elite sports. And at the Paris…
Venezuela: UN rights chief concerned about post-election tension and violence
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Mr. Türk said he was “extremely concerned” about increasing…