Trump has promised to cut off funding, claiming nation discriminates against white citizens

Equality feels like oppression to those accustomed to privilege, the adage goes. To certain petty political leaders and their supporters, it must. There is no other explanation for the current erasure...

Most countries spend less than 1% of their national income on foreign aid; even small increases could make a big difference.

No country to date has successfully curbed the rising rates of adult overweight and obesity. Without immediate and effective intervention, overweight and obesity will continue to increase globally. Pa...

Die USA frieren ihre Hilfsgelder ein. Auch das Schweizerische Tropen- und Public-Health-Institut in Allschwil ist davon betroffen.

What started as a grassroots initiative by a WHO staff member has grown into a global movement for health.

The news that the Trump administration has ordered scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles co

Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…

Discussions around global equity and justice in science typically emphasize the lack of diversity in the editorial boards of scientific journals, inequities in authorship, “parachute research,” domina...

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More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…

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