WHO finds that 1 in 6 people experience infertility globally
Miya McFarlane outlines the findings of a new report from the World Health Organisation suggesting an urgent need for fertility healthcare.
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England on track to be first country to eliminate hepatitis C
England is set to eliminate hepatitis C by 2025, making it the first country in the world to do so, thanks to an antiviral drug deal.
Undoing Scientific Wrongdoings: Is Journal Retraction Enough?
Following a spate of recent high-profile journal retractions, some scientists are questioning the integrity of the peer-review process and how flawed articles can be published in high-impact journals. But what happens when a journal article is retracted, and is it too late to truly disregard the details it contained? Let’s take a deeper look into…
Is Boris Johnson’s 10-Point Climate Plan Up to Scratch?
By Evan Turner The environment is in crisis. The next few decades are crucial to mitigate catastrophic risks and next year the COP26 Climate Conference will be held in Glasgow. The world is looking to the UK to set the tone, and there is growing public and private sector support for green technologies and acknowledgment…
Covid triggers poaching and destruction
How a global pandemic has revealed the fragile relationships between endangered species, ecotourists and local communities. The rise in ecotourism has brought many species back from the cliff edge of extinction, but with the rapid spread of COVID-19 and the ensuing national lockdowns and holiday cancellations, many of the benefits brought by ecotourism may be…
The Big Freeze: scientists obstructed by the US government shutdown
Photograph: The Washington Post/Getty Images By Abigail Pavey Temperatures plummet across North America but the United States federal government has been suffering from a more chilling type of freeze – federal paralysis. In pursuit of his wall, President Donald Trump started the longest government shutdown in modern US history and as a result, science across…