Nearly 282 million people in Africa were undernourished in 2022: UN

Approximately one billion people were unable to afford a healthy diet in 2021  

‘COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely to slow transmission in coming months’

Expect third wave in the US in winter

How to curb neuro disorders

Inhibiting a brain enzyme provides protection, says study  

News Snippets

Cadbury recalls chocolates in UK over listeria contamination fears

Listeria infection manifests itself in humans with symptoms similar to flu

Global economy 2023: How governments could make the energy crisis worse this year

We can expect another turbulent year in energy markets in 2023

A granular look at UK’s COVID-19 ‘red list’ shows why it’s deeply flawed

Sudan is on the red list whereas South Sudan is not.  

Reform, restitution, justice: UN report suggests host of measures to protect indigenous rights

Denying indigenous peoples their rights self-defeating: UN Report

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Equity should be a practical necessity, not a moral nicety

Richest 10 per cent population produces half of Earth’s fossil-fuel emissions

Superbugs found in pork products in Walmart US

9 of the 16 Walmart batches tested contained at least one multi-drug-resistant bacteria

Simply put: Billions needed to combat desertification

Yellowstone’s solution to its excess bison problem: Capture and send them for slaughter

Park officials will capture 600-900 of the animals this winter and ship them

Negotiations in Montreal Protocol move at a slow pace

Parties start discussion on core challenges in a more focused way

Water’s ways

Study confirms link between rainfall and riverbed erosion

The Monarch’s ways

Art>> Butterfly • Mexico/USA

Life crashed into Earth?

Researchers provide evidence that rocks may have carried microbes across planets

A worthy goal

Soccer>> Homeless • Mexico

Lab on a printout

Adhesive modifies regular paper into diagnostic test kit

Power punch

Bismuth improves storage capacity of iron batteries

Silk route to preservation

Protein in fibre can replace expensive ways to store drugs

Mind your tongue

Language>> public Places • The US

Our own microbe catalogue

First genetic map of the microbes found in a healthy human body

Lincoln’s fake Facebook

Social Network>> History • The US

Mix and match

DNA-RNA hybrid virus may provide clues to virus evolution

Google booked

Google>> Privacy • The US